People group profile · PG000026
The Kurmanji Kurds of Austria
The Kurmanji Kurds of Austria, numbering about 68,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are ethnic Kurds who primarily speak Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish), the most widely spoken Kurdish dialect.
They are a diaspora people in the Kurd people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Northern Kurdish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Austria
- Population
- 68,500
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kurd
- Primary language
- Northern Kurdish (kmr)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kurmanji Kurds are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kurmanji Kurds
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Northern Kurdish · Indo-European family
100% speak Northern Kurdish
Gospel resources in Northern Kurdish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kurmanji Standard)
- JESUS (Kurdish, Afrini)
- JESUS (Kurmanji - Cis)
- JESUS (Kurdi, Behdini)
- Magdalena (Kurdi, Behdini)
- Magdalena (Kurmanji Standard)
Bibles
- 2005 United Bible Society · audio
- 2019 Kurdish Literature Association · video, audio, text
- Transcaucasia · video, audio, text
- Transcaucasia · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kurmanji Kurds
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Kurd, Northern (Kurmanji) in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105458) is reported in 20 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurmanji Kurds | Turkiye | 9,000,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Syria | 1,615,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Iran | 573,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Germany | 540,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Lebanon | 152,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | United Kingdom | 150,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Bahrain | 92,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | France | 85,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Netherlands | 75,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Belgium | 67,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Kazakhstan | 51,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Georgia | 39,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Russian Federation | 35,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Jordan | 12,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Kyrgyzstan | 10,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Turkmenistan | 8,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Canada | 7,700 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Azerbaijan | 6,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Australia | 5,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Uzbekistan | 3,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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