People group profile · PG000916
The Kazakh of the Russian Federation
The Kazakh of the Russian Federation, numbering about 808,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic people native to the Kazakh steppe, concentrated in Russia's border regions with Kazakhstan, including communities that remained in Russia after Soviet-era boundary changes while preserving a distinct Kazakh identity.
They are a diaspora people in the Kazakh people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Kazakh.
Fast facts
- Country
- Russian Federation
- Population
- 808,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kazakh
- Primary language
- Kazakh (kaz)
- 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
- Eastern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kazakh 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 Kazakh
- 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
94% adherents
Primary language
Kazakh · Turkic family
100% speak Kazakh
Gospel resources in Kazakh
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Kiyeli kitap 2010 · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kazakh
- 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.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Kazakh in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104791) is reported in 11 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakh | Kazakhstan | 12,520,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kazakh | China | 1,400,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kazakh | Uzbekistan | 903,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kazakh | Turkmenistan | 165,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kazakh | Mongolia | 161,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kazakh | Germany | 40,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kazakh | Kyrgyzstan | 26,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kazakh | Turkiye | 9,600 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kazakh | Canada | 7,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kazakh | Iran | 6,100 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kazakh | United States | 2,100 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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