• PEOPLE NAME: KOREANS OF GUATEMALA


PEID: 24719

ROP: 105225

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Korean

Language: Korean - (kor)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: Guatemala

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

Population: 15,000

Global Population: 81,510,525


PEID: 24719

ROP: 105225

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Koreans of Guatemala, numbering 15,000, are No Longer 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 Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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