China

Unreached people groups

An overview of the country's people groups, focusing on those who still have little or no access to the gospel in their own language and culture.

Overview

China is home to hundreds of still unreached people groups, totaling tens of millions of people who have never heard the name of Jesus. The largest are among the Hui and Uyghur Muslims and Tibetan Buddhists, concentrated in western provinces such as Xinjiang, Tibet, Yunnan and Guizhou. Hundreds of languages still lack a complete Bible, and many of these peoples live in remote regions, far from any Christian witness.

In the country i
9,2%Christians
7,6%evangelicals
By population i
10%unreached
0,3%significantly reached
  • 139.7M Unreached 10%
  • 423K Minimally reached 0%
  • 16K Superficially reached 0%
  • 1.3B Partially reached 89,6%
  • 4.8M Significantly reached 0,3%
By people groups i
546people groups
442unreached · 81%
  • 442 Unreached 81%
  • 5 Minimally reached 0,9%
  • 1 Superficially reached 0,2%
  • 68 Partially reached 12,5%
  • 30 Significantly reached 5,5%

Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.

Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.

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