Country: Kazakhstan
People Groups
Total
71
People Groups Unreached
38 (53.5%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
25 (35.2%)
Population
Total
20,693,000
Population in Unreached
16,493,000 (79.7%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
1,555,000 (7.5%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jewish, Eastern Yiddish-speaking | 4,300 | 811,000 | 12 | Russian | Ethnic Religions |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Kalmyk-Oirat | 800 | 524,000 | 7 | Kalmyk-Oirat | Buddhism |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Karachay | 1,900 | 252,000 | 4 | Karachay-Balkar | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Karaite | 600 | 2,300 | 5 | Kazakh | Ethnic Religions |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Karakalpak | 30,000 | 996,000 | 8 | Karakalpak | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Karelian | 300 | 45,000 | 5 | Russian | Christianity |
3
|
60.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Kazakh | 14,508,000 | 17,951,000 | 24 | ● | Kazakh | Islam |
1
|
0.50 % | 0.17 % | 290 |
|
Komi-Permyat | 800 | 59,000 | 4 | Komi-Permyak | Christianity |
2
|
45.00 % | 1.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Korean | 127,000 | 80,381,000 | 53 | Russian | Non-Religious |
5
|
31.00 % | 16.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Kumyk | 1,100 | 569,000 | 6 | Kumyk | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 54,000 | 17,549,000 | 33 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
1
|
0.30 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Kyrgyz | 42,000 | 6,057,000 | 14 | Kyrgyz | Islam |
1
|
4.00 % | 0.40 % | 1 | |
|
Lak | 800 | 189,000 | 7 | Lak | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Latvian | 1,400 | 1,457,000 | 22 | Latvian, Standard | Christianity |
4
|
61.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Lezgin | 5,500 | 897,000 | 9 | Lezgi | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Lithuanian | 6,100 | 2,884,000 | 25 | Lithuanian | Christianity |
3
|
86.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Mari, Eastern | 5,100 | 155,000 | 2 | ● | Mari, Hill | Christianity |
3
|
55.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - |
|
Mari, Low | 8,700 | 437,000 | 4 | Mari, Meadow | Christianity |
3
|
62.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Mennonite | 44,000 | 500,000 | 12 | Plautdietsch | Christianity |
4
|
90.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Moldovan | 18,000 | 2,610,000 | 20 | Romanian | Christianity |
3
|
82.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Mongol, Khalka | 7,200 | 2,625,000 | 14 | Mongolian, Peripheral | Buddhism |
1
|
2.00 % | 1.50 % | 1 | |
|
Mordvinian | 10,000 | 109,000 | 10 | Erzya | Christianity |
3
|
65.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Ossette | 1,900 | 649,000 | 10 | Ossetic | Christianity |
2
|
45.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Pashtun, Southern | 700 | 9,353,000 | 10 | Pashto, Southern | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Persian | 500 | 48,386,000 | 47 | Persian, Iranian | Islam |
1
|
0.50 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 71 | 20,693,000 | 38 ◼︎ (25 ✸︎) | 11.80 % | 0.54 % | 353 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 151,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 20,844,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Almaty | 2,063,000 |
| Aqmola | 1,113,000 |
| Aqtöbe | 1,145,000 |
| Atyrau | 770,000 |
| East Kazakhstan | 2,110,000 |
| Mangghystau | 732,000 |
| North Kazakhstan | 902,000 |
| Pavlodar | 1,121,000 |
| Qaraghandy | 2,027,000 |
| Qostanay | 1,338,000 |
| Qyzylorda | 1,025,000 |
| South Kazakhstan | 3,729,000 |
| West Kazakhstan | 905,000 |
| Zhambyl | 1,543,000 |
| Provinces: 14 | 20,523,000 |
| UN Country Population | 20,844,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
YouVersion Bible Resources |
Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources |
Jesus Film Online |
Global Recordings Resources |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Uzbeki | auz | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Avar | ava | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Azerbaijani, North | azj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bashkort | bak | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Buriat, Russia | bxr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chechen | che | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuvash | chv | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Crimean Tatar | crh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Czech | ces | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Dargwa | dar | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Dari | prs | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dungan | dng | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Erzya | myv | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Estonian, Standard | ekk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Gagauz | gag | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ingush | inh | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kalmyk-Oirat | xal | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Karachay-Balkar | krc | 2 | 2 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Karakalpak | kaa | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kazakh | kaz | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Khakas | kjh | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Komi-Permyak | koi | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kumyk | kum | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kyrgyz | kir | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lak | lbe | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Language Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Latvian, Standard | lvs | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Lezgi | lez | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Lithuanian | lit | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Mari, Hill | mrj | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mari, Meadow | mhr | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mongolian, Peripheral | mvf | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Nogai | nog | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ossetic | oss | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Pashto, Southern | pbt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Plautdietsch | pdt | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romani, Sinte | rmo | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 9 | 3 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shor | cjs | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tajik | tgk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Talysh | tly | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tatar | tat | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkmen | tuk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Udi | udi | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Udmurt | udm | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Uyghur | uig | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Uzbek, Northern | uzn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 59 | 71 | 38 | 50 | 55 | 54 | 40 | 21 | 20 |
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| People Groups | 71 |
| Unreached People Groups | 38 (53.5%) |
| Population | 20,693,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.2% |
| Population in Unreached | 16,493,000 (79.7%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 11.8% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.5% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 353 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Asia, Central |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | KZ |
| Official Language(s) | Kazakh | Russian |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 207,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 38 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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