East Asia

Unreached peoples of East Asia

485 unreached peoples in East Asia: peoples with little or no access to the gospel in at least one country of the region, from largest to smallest.

Overview

How reached these peoples are

485unreached
297.3Mpeople
7countries
266frontier peoples
  • 477 Unreached 98.4%
  • 8 Minimally reached 1.6%

Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.

The Bible in these peoples’ languages

122Complete Bible
174Only portions of the Bible
153No book translated
  • 122 Complete Bible 27.2%
  • 65 New Testament complete 14.5%
  • 109 Portions translated 24.3%
  • 153 No book translated 34.1%

Source: Joshua Project and Progress.Bible. Estimates, may vary.

Unreached people groups · 485
People Country Population Language Evang. Chr.
Japanese Japan 117.8M Japanese 0.5% 1.6%
Xiang Chinese China 35.4M Xiang Chinese 2% 3%
Korean North Korea 26.2M Korean 12.3% 22.1%
Hui Frontier China 13.7M Mandarin Chinese < 0.1% < 0.1%
Uyghur Frontier China 11.8M Uyghur < 0.1% < 0.1%
Tujia China 9.6M Mandarin Chinese 1% 1.1%
Northern Mongol Frontier China 5.5M Peripheral Mongolian < 0.1% < 0.1%
Hakka Han Chinese Taiwan 4.4M Hakka Chinese 7.1% 8.9%
Bouyei China 3.6M Bouyei 0.2% 0.7%
Khalkha Mongol Mongolia 2.6M Halh Mongolian 1.4% 2.2%
Zhuang Yongbei China 2.2M Yongbei Zhuang 0.9% 1.2%
Northern Hmu China 2.1M Northern Qiandong Miao 0.3% 0.3%
Zhuang Yongnan China 2M Yongnan Zhuang 0.1% 0.2%
Kazakh China 1.7M Kazakh 0.2% 0.4%
Zhuang Zuojiang China 1.7M Zuojiang Zhuang 0.1% 0.2%
Zhuang Liujiang China 1.7M Liujiang Zhuang 0.9% 1.2%
Zhuang Guibei China 1.6M Guibei Zhuang 0.9% 1.2%
Eastern Khampa Frontier China 1.6M Khams Tibetan < 0.1% 0.1%
Western Ghao-Xong China 1.4M Western Xiangxi Miao 1% 1%
Pingdi Frontier China 1.3M Xiang Chinese < 0.1% 0.1%
Nosu Shengzha China 1.3M Nuosu 1.4% 2%
Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang China 1.3M Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang 0.9% 1.2%
Iu Mien China 1.3M Iu Mien 1% 2.3%
Southern Dong China 1.2M Southern Dong 0.4% 0.5%
Central Hongshuihe Zhuang China 1.2M Central Hongshuihe Zhuang 0.9% 1.2%
Central Ryukyuan Japan 1.2M Central Okinawan 0.2% 2%
Zhuang Guibian China 1.1M Guibian Zhuang 0.9% 1.2%
Youjiang Zhuang China 988K Youjiang Zhuang 0.9% 1.2%
Vietnamitas Japan 969K Vietnamese 1.5% 9.9%
Tibetan Frontier China 933K Central Tibetan < 0.1% 0.1%

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