People group profile · PG050588
The Filipinos of Hong Kong
The Filipinos of Hong Kong, numbering about 198,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian ethnic community of Tagalog-speaking people who are citizens of, or immigrants from, the Philippines.
They are a diaspora people in the Filipino, Central people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Tagalog.
Fast facts
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Population
- 198,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Filipino, Central
- Primary language
- Tagalog (tgl)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Also known as
- Pinoy
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Filipinos are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Filipinos
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
60% adherents
Primary language
Tagalog · Austronesian family
100% speak Tagalog
Gospel resources in Tagalog
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Tagalog)
- The Savior (Tagalog)
Bibles
- 1905 Ang Dating Biblia · text
- 2012 Magandang Balita Biblia · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Filipinos
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Filipino, Tagalog in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109692) is reported in 19 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tagalog | Philippines | 36,920,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | United States | 2,525,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Malaysia | 877,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Canada | 438,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Qatar | 255,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Kuwait | 212,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Singapore | 175,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Australia | 160,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Oman | 96,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | United Kingdom | 95,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Italy | 77,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Germany | 67,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Spain | 38,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Filipinos | Macao | 33,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Guam | 23,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | New Zealand | 17,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Northern Mariana Islands | 16,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Palau | 2,900 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | American Samoa | 1,300 | No Longer Unreached |
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