Welcome to our interactive map of resources about The Church in China. Click on a province below to access information specific to that province including maps and extensive statistics on the number of Christians in each city, county and district throughout all of China. Some provinces also contain inspirational testimonies about God’s work both in history and to the current time, and profiles of people groups found in the province. Please check back often as we plan to add many new articles in the future.
View the Christian population statistics table for China.
View a graph of the Christian growth of China.
View a graph of the Christian growth of China.
Map of Christians in China:
| National Overview | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Spelling | 中国 |
| Pronounced | Zhong-Guo |
| Population | 1,265,830,000 (2000) 1,339,725,000 (2010) 1,422,743,000 (2020) |
| Area | 3,705,407 sq. miles (9,596,961 sq. km) |
| Population Density | 375 people per sq. mile (145 per sq. km) |
| Highest Elevation | 29,029 feet (8,848 meters) |
| Capital City | Beijing 20,284,000 |
| Largest Cities (2020) | Shanghai: 26,747,600 Chongqing: 15,655,050 Tianjin: 13,508,200 Guangzhou: 13,162,100 Shenzhen: 12,261,500 Chengdu: 9,067,300 Nanjing: 8,720,900 Wuhan: 8,323,500 |
| Administrative Divisions | Provinces: 22 Autonomous Regions: 5 Municipalities: 4 Prefectures: 338 Counties: 2,803 Towns: 43,200 |
| Largest Officially-Recognized Ethnic Groups (2010) | Han Chinese: 1,220,844,520 (91.6%) Zhuang: 16,926,381 (1.3%) Hui: 10,586,087 (0.8%) Manchu: 10,387,958 (0.8%) Uyghur: 10,069,346 (0.8%) Miao: 9,426,007 (0.7%) Yi: 8,714,393 (0.7%) Tujia: 8,353,912 (0.6%) Tibetan: 6,282,187 (0.5%) Mongol: 5,981,840 (0.4%) Dong: 2,879,974 (0.2%) Bouyei: 2,870,034 (0.2%) Yao: 2,796,003 (0.2%) |