Unreached People Group Essay

Introduction An unreached people group is one where less than two percent of the population are Evangelical Christians. The Joshua Project defines an unreached people group as “a people group among which there is no indigenous community of believing Christians with adequate numbers and resources to evangelize this people group without outside assistance.” The Koreans of North Korea are an example of an unreached people group. The North Korean people group is an interesting group because if it were not for them being one of the strictest governments in the world, the gospel may have already exploded in the area like it has in the same people group in South Korea. There are over sixteen million Korean Christians in South Korea compared to just

The World Factbook on the CIA’s website shares some information on North Korea’s demographics. The country’s average age is 33.6 years old. There is a 0.94:1 ratio of males to females in North Korea.

Geographical Location and Population Distribution Koreans are located in forty-six different countries. Out of those forty-six countries, North Korea is one of only two countries where the Korean population is unreached. North Korea is in East Asia, within the 10/40 window. Most of the population, sixty percent, of North Korea lives in urban cities. The climate of North Korea has all four seasons. Occasionally typhoons will hit North Korea causing flooding and other damage. The Joshua Project says that there have been major food shortages caused by flooding in North Korea.

Language(s), Linguistic Characteristics, Literacy

Unless there is a disaster such as flooding from typhoons, there is access to clean water in North Korea. However there are regular shortages of food. According to the book North Korea: A Country Study, in the 1990’s there was a severe famine that took place, claiming the lives of 300,000 to 800,000 people a year. Aid was sent in and there has been more stability in farming and food. However there is still a lot of need in this area. Food is still one of the country’s biggest needs. Tuberculosis is a common illness, often said to be caused by the famines. The government controls the media and communication. The internet is not accessible to people due to the communist control. Most of the issues in the country do not come from lack of accessibility like some people groups in remote areas, but they come from the centralized controlling communist government.

Economics

In North Korea: A Country Study, the economy of North Korea is, “Traditionally socialized, centrally planned, and primarily industrialized command economy isolated from rest of world.” The World Factbook says that the economy is 47% industry, 31%services, and 22%