Country: Kyrgyzstan
People Groups
Total
39
People Groups Unreached
29 (74.4%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
21 (53.8%)
Population
Total
7,218,000
Population in Unreached
6,790,000 (94.1%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
5,519,000 (76.5%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arab, Uzbeki | 500 | 29,000 | 6 | Arabic, Uzbeki | Islam |
2
|
-1 Unknown | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Armenian | 900 | 6,055,000 | 54 | Armenian, Western | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Azerbaijani | 23,000 | 9,239,000 | 20 | Azerbaijani, North | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Balkar | 1,500 | 131,000 | 5 | Karachay-Balkar | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Bashkir | 1,000 | 1,661,000 | 8 | Bashkort | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Belarusian | 800 | 8,632,000 | 30 | Belarusian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Bulgarian | 600 | 6,769,000 | 41 | Bulgarian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Chechen | 1,900 | 2,016,000 | 17 | Chechen | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Chinese, general | 1,100 | 15,466,000 | 64 | Chinese, Mandarin | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Dargin | 2,600 | 640,000 | 7 | Dargwa | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Deaf | 32,000 | 27,577,000 | 218 | ● | Russian Sign Language | Unknown |
1
|
-1 Unknown | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Dungan | 81,000 | 183,000 | 5 | ● | Dungan | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 2 |
|
Georgian | 700 | 3,298,000 | 25 | Georgian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
German | 9,000 | 67,740,000 | 80 | German, Standard | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Hemshin | 1,300 | 155,000 | 3 | Armenian, Western | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Hui | 2,200 | 13,904,000 | 10 | Chinese, Mandarin | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Kalmyk-Oirat | 5,600 | 524,000 | 7 | Kalmyk-Oirat | Buddhism |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Karachay | 1,900 | 252,000 | 4 | Karachay-Balkar | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Karakalpak | 1,400 | 996,000 | 8 | Karakalpak | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Kazakh | 40,000 | 17,951,000 | 24 | Kazakh | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Korean | 19,000 | 80,570,000 | 53 | Korean | Buddhism |
5
|
10-50% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 17,000 | 17,549,000 | 33 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Kyrgyz | 5,223,000 | 6,057,000 | 14 | ● | Kyrgyz | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 104 |
|
Lezgin | 3,000 | 897,000 | 9 | Lezgi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Lyuli | 5,500 | 24,000 | 4 | Tajik | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
| Totals: 39 | 7,218,000 | 29 ◼︎ (21 ✸︎) | 0.31 % | 3.71 % | 153 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 77,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 7,295,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Batken | 583,000 |
| Biškek | 1,135,000 |
| Chüy | 1,054,000 |
| Jalal-Abad | 1,359,000 |
| Naryn | 321,000 |
| Osh | 1,488,000 |
| Osh (city) | 327,000 |
| Talas | 299,000 |
| Ysyk-Köl | 562,000 |
| Provinces: 9 | 7,128,000 |
| UN Country Population | 7,295,000 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| Belarusian | bel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 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 | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crimean Tatar | crh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Dargwa | dar | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Domari | rmt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Dungan | dng | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Erzya | myv | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ili Turki | ili | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -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 | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kyrgyz | kir | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lezgi | lez | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Pashto, Northern | pbu | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian Sign Language | rsl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tajik | tgk | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| 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: | 34 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 13 |
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| People Groups | 39 |
| Unreached People Groups | 29 (74.4%) |
| Population | 7,218,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.5% |
| Population in Unreached | 6,790,000 (94.1%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 3.7% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.3% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 153 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Asia, Central |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | KG |
| Official Language(s) | Kyrgyz | Russian |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 72,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 47 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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