Fast Facts

The Chinese People

  • China is home to 1.3 billion people.
  • The largest people group in China is the Han Chinese, comprising 93% of the population.
  • In addition to the Han, there are 495 ethno-linguistic minority groups in China.
  • With almost 20 million births per year, more people are born in China annually than live in New York State.

China

  • China is the most populous nation in the world, and despite the phenomenal growth of the church, it still has the largest number of lost people
  • The country is comprised of 21 provinces, five autonomous regions, four special municipalities, plus Hong Kong and Macau.
  • China has 172 cities with one million or more people.
  • The official religion is atheism, but the practical religion is materialism.
  • There is a swift pace of church growth. Possibly up to 100 million Chinese are Christians.

Over 1 billion are still unreached!