• PEOPLE NAME: KOREANS OF NORTH KOREA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Korean

Language: Korean - (kor)

Alternate Name(s): Korean Sub-cluster, Chosun, North Korean

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated - Agnosticism

Country: North Korea

Also found in: Argentina; Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Dominican Republic; France; Germany; Guam; Guatemala; Honduras; Iran; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Madagascar; Mongolia; Mozambique; Netherlands; New Zealand; Northern Mariana Islands; Panama; Paraguay; Russian Federation; Singapore; South Korea; Spain; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkmenistan; United Kingdom; United States; Uzbekistan

Population: 25,860,000

Global Population: 81,510,525


PEID: 7583

ROP: 105225

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Koreans of North Korea, numbering 25,860,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Korean people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 81,510,525 in 34 countries. Their primary language is Korean. The primary religion practiced by the Koreans is agnosticism, a philosophical view that humans can never be certain in matters of so-called religious knowledge as to whether God exists or not.


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