• PEOPLE NAME: HAN CHINESE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Chinese

Language: Mandarin Chinese - (cmn)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: Papua New Guinea

Also found in: Algeria; Angola; Australia; Austria; Bahamas; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belgium; Belize; Bolivia; Botswana; Brazil; Cambodia; Canada; China; Christmas Island; Colombia; Cuba; Czechia; Denmark; Dominica; Ecuador; Egypt; Fiji; France; Germany; Greece; Guam; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Italy; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Kyrgyzstan; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malaysia; Martinique; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nauru; Nepal; Netherlands; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Nicaragua; North Korea; Northern Mariana Islands; Pakistan; Paraguay; Peru; Romania; Russian Federation; Saint Lucia; Saudi Arabia; Seychelles; Singapore; Solomon Islands; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sri Lanka; Switzerland; Taiwan; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Türkiye; Tuvalu; United Arab Emirates; United States; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela; Vietnam; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Population: 29,500

Global Population: 935,024,125


PEID: 9964

ROP: 103686

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Han Chinese of Papua New Guinea, numbering 29,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Chinese people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 935,024,125 in 84 countries. Their primary language is Mandarin Chinese. The primary religion practiced by the Han Chinese is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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