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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The South Asians of Hong Kong

The South Asians of Hong Kong, numbering approximately 15,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Urdu-speaking Muslim community composed of individuals from Pakistan and India. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Urdu is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3 Flash: South Asian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Hong Kong
People Cluster: Other South Asian
Primary Language(s): Urdu (urd)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 15,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050608
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Urdu
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Urdu Speakers

Media Resources in Urdu:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film
The SaviorView Film

4 films

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Bible Resources in Urdu:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Easy-to-Read Version✓✓
Geo Version✓✓
Geo Version✓✓
Geo Version✓✓
Pakistan Bible Society✓
Revised✓

6 entries

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Or check out the Urdu bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the South Asians:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Pray specifically for the South Asians of Hong Kong

Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
readLuke 12:7

Pray that those who don't yet know how to trust in Jesus will not be consumed by worry and anxiety, but will trust in the Father's care and provision for their daily needs and for their eternal salvation

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow in the spiritual gifts God has given them and use these gifts to glorify Him and build up the Church.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
read1 Corinthians 9:22

Ask God to raise up believers from around the world to go and share the hope of Jesus with the lost so that they might trust in Him and have the hope of eternal life.

South Asian, general Across Countries (ROP3 - 115527) reported in the following countries:

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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PakistaniPG042323PakistaniUnited Kingdom2,015,000Engaged yet UnreachedUrduSunni Islam
Indo-PakistaniPG020257Indo-PakistaniAustralia374,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
IndiansPG000485IndiansPortugal80,000Engaged yet UnreachedPortugueseHinduism
Indo-PakistaniPG047501Indo-PakistaniJapan42,500Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishHinduism
South AsiansPG042345South AsiansSpain37,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
Indo-PakistaniPG018497Indo-PakistaniNew Zealand23,000No Longer UnreachedHindiFolk Hinduism
South AsiansPG050608South AsiansHong Kong15,500Unengaged and UnreachedUrduSunni Islam
Indo-PakistaniPG047502Indo-PakistaniSouth Korea7,100Unengaged and UnreachedHindiFolk Hinduism
Indo-PakistaniPG018244Indo-PakistaniBrunei6,000Unengaged and UnreachedHindiHinduism
East IndiansPG016188East IndiansAntigua and Barbuda425Engaged yet UnreachedAntigua and Barbuda Creole EnglishHinduism
Indo-PakistaniPG047510Indo-PakistaniChristmas Island60Unengaged and UnreachedTamilSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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