Country: China, Macau
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
British | 9,700 | 55,381,000 | 126 | English | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Deaf | 1,000 | 27,577,000 | 218 | ● | Hong Kong Sign Language | Unknown |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
European, general | 800 | 259,000 | 7 | English | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 21,000 | 40,072,000 | 56 | Tagalog | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Cantonese | 567,000 | 80,134,000 | 37 | ● | Chinese, Yue | Ethnic Religions |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 11 |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 41,000 | 925,068,000 | 54 | ● | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 |
|
Han Chinese, Min Nan | 31,000 | 43,502,000 | 18 | ● | Chinese, Min Nan | Ethnic Religions |
4
|
2-5% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - |
|
Hui | 1,200 | 13,904,000 | 10 | Chinese, Mandarin | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Macanese | 6,000 | 6,500 | 2 | ● | Chinese, Yue | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Portuguese | 13,000 | 17,725,000 | 46 | Portuguese | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Sino-Burmese | 21,000 | 31,002,000 | 20 | Burmese | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Thai | 900 | 24,372,000 | 34 | Thai | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
| Totals: 12 | 714,000 | 6 ◼︎ (2 ✸︎) | 1.93 % | 7.91 % | 16 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 8,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 722,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Ilhas | 136,000 |
| Macau | 571,000 |
| Provinces: 2 | 707,000 |
| UN Country Population | 722,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
YouVersion Bible Resources |
Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources |
Jesus Film Online |
Global Recordings Resources |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burmese | mya | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Min Nan | nan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Yue | yue | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hong Kong Sign Language | hks | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 9 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
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| People Groups | 12 |
| Unreached People Groups | 6 (50.0%) |
| Population | 714,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.5% |
| Population in Unreached | 633,000 (88.7%) |
| Primary Religion | Ethnic Religions |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 7.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 1.9% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 16 |
| Country Progress Level |  |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Asia, Northeast |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | MC |
| Official Language(s) | Chinese, Yue | Portuguese |
| Literacy Rate | 97% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 21,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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| Prosperity Index |
| Social Progress Index |
| World Factbook |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
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