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Persecution of Christians in North Korea
Ongoing persecution in North Korea
This article is missing information about the history of the persecution of Christians in the country, including the disappearance of Francis Hong Yong-ho and persecutions during the Korean War. Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page.(July 2022)
In 2002, it was estimated that there were 12,000 Protestants,[11] and 800 Catholics in North Korea, but South Korean and international church-related groups gave considerably higher estimates, such as 406,000 Christians.[12][13][14]
^Alton, 2013. p. 79. As of 2005 the agency "Religious Intelligence UK" estimated 3,846,000 believers of Korean shamanism, 3,245,000 Chondoists, 1,082,888 Buddhists, 406,000 Christians, and the rest non-believers.