People group profile · PG000957
The Udmurts of the Russian Federation
The Udmurts of the Russian Federation, numbering about 622,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Permian-speaking Finno-Ugric people indigenous to the Volga-Ural region of Russia. Their culture reflects Uralic heritage, forest-zone traditions, and interaction with Russian and Turkic neighbors, and they are predominantly Eastern Orthodox.
They are an indigenous people in the Finno-Ugric people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and they primarily speak Udmurt.
Fast facts
- Country
- Russian Federation
- Population
- 622,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Finno-Ugric
- Primary language
- Udmurt (udm)
- Primary religion
- Eastern Orthodox Christianity
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Udmurts 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Udmurts
- 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
Eastern Orthodox Christianity · Christianity
50% adherents
Primary language
Udmurt · Uralic family
58% speak Udmurt
Gospel resources in Udmurt
- Bible available, published 2014
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Institute for Bible Translation - Helsinki · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Udmurts
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Udmurt in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110362) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udmurts | Kazakhstan | 12,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Udmurts | Uzbekistan | 4,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Udmurts | Tajikistan | 1,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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