Country: Kazakhstan

People Groups
Total

71

People Groups Unreached

39 (54.9%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

25 (35.2%)

Population
Total

20,693,000

Population in Unreached

16,549,000 (80.0%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

1,555,000 (7.5%)
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Evangelical
Range
% Christian
Adh Range
Workers
Needed *
 Polish 37,000 43,155,000 45 Polish Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 50-100% -
 Romani, Domari 7,000 1,905,000 15 Russian Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 1
 Romani, Sinte 5,000 223,000 13 Romani, Sinte Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 0.1-2% 1
 Romanian 900 20,948,000 40 Romanian Christianity Progress Gauge 2-5% 50-100% -
 Russian 3,116,000 135,612,000 72 Russian Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 50-100% -
 South Asian, general 800 10,807,000 59 Hindi Hinduism Progress Gauge 0-0.1% 2-5% 1
 Tajik 62,000 12,436,000 20 Tajik Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 1
 Talysh 900 761,000 4 Talysh Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 1
 Tatar 230,000 5,743,000 21 Tatar Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 5
 Tatar, Crimean 1,200 639,000 10 Crimean Tatar Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 1
 Tatar, Khakass 500 63,000 4 Khakas Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 50-100% -
 Tatar, Nogai 500 111,000 3 Nogai Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 1
 Tatar, Shorian 300 11,000 3 Shor Ethnic Religions Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 10-50% -
 Turk 96,000 67,711,000 69 Turkish Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 2
 Turk, Meskhetian 53,000 304,000 9 Russian Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 1
 Turkmen 3,300 8,722,000 12 Turkmen Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 1
 Udin 400 13,000 6 Udi Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 50-100% -
 Udmurt 6,800 402,000 6 Udmurt Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 50-100% -
 Ukrainian 391,000 33,273,000 51 Ukrainian Christianity Progress Gauge 2-5% 50-100% -
 Uyghur 321,000 12,299,000 17 Uyghur Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 6
 Uzbek, Northern 713,000 34,584,000 18 Uzbek, Northern Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 14
  Totals:  71 20,693,000           39 ◼︎ (25 ✸︎) 0.54 % 11.77 % 354 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 151,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 20,844,000                  

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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
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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 Unspecified
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Avar ava 1 1 New Testament
Azerbaijani, North azj 1 1 Complete Bible
Bashkort bak 1 1 Complete Bible
Bulgarian bul 1 0 Complete Bible
Buriat, Russia bxr 1 0 Complete Bible
Chechen che 1 1 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 1 Complete Bible
Chuvash chv 2 0 Complete Bible
Crimean Tatar crh 1 1 Complete Bible
Czech ces 1 0 Complete Bible
Dargwa dar 1 1 Bible Portions
Dari prs 1 1 Complete Bible
Dungan dng 1 1 Bible Portions
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
Erzya myv 1 0 New Testament
Estonian, Standard ekk 1 0 Complete Bible
Gagauz gag 1 0 New Testament
Georgian kat 1 0 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Ingush inh 1 1 Bible Portions
Kalmyk-Oirat xal 1 1 New Testament
Karachay-Balkar krc 2 2 New Testament
Karakalpak kaa 1 1 Complete Bible
Kazakh kaz 2 2 Complete Bible
Khakas kjh 1 0 New Testament
Komi-Permyak koi 1 0 New Testament
Kumyk kum 1 1 New Testament
Kurdish, Northern kmr 1 1 Complete Bible
Kyrgyz kir 1 1 Complete Bible
Lak lbe 1 1 Bible Portions
Language Unknown xxx 1 1 Unspecified
Latvian, Standard lvs 1 0 Complete Bible
Lezgi lez 1 1 New Testament
Lithuanian lit 1 0 Complete Bible
Mari, Hill mrj 1 0 New Testament
Mari, Meadow mhr 1 0 New Testament
Mongolian, Peripheral mvf 1 1 Complete Bible
Nogai nog 1 1 New Testament
Ossetic oss 1 0 Complete Bible
Pashto, Southern pbt 1 1 Bible Portions
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Plautdietsch pdt 1 0 Complete Bible
Polish pol 1 0 Complete Bible
Romani, Sinte rmo 1 1 Complete Bible
Romanian ron 2 0 Complete Bible
Russian rus 9 3 Complete Bible
Shor cjs 1 0 Bible Portions
Tajik tgk 1 1 Complete Bible
Talysh tly 1 1 New Testament
Tatar tat 1 1 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Turkmen tuk 1 1 Complete Bible
Udi udi 1 0 Bible Portions
Udmurt udm 1 0 Complete Bible
Ukrainian ukr 1 0 Complete Bible
Uyghur uig 1 1 Complete Bible
Uzbek, Northern uzn 1 1 Complete Bible
Totals: 59 71 39   50 55 54 40 21 20
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Kazakhstan Statistics
People Groups 71
Unreached People Groups 39  (54.9%)
Population 20,693,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.2%
Population in Unreached 16,549,000  (80.0%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 11.8%
Percent Evangelical 0.5%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 354
Country Progress Level Progress Gauge
Continent Asia
Region Asia, Central
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code KZ
Official Language(s) KazakhRussian
Literacy Rate 99%
Estimated Illiterate Population 207,000
Persecution Ranking 38 (1=Highest) Open Doors
Kazakhstan Maps
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