People group profile · PG024094
The Ukrainians of Azerbaijan
The Ukrainians of Azerbaijan, numbering about 20,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an East Slavic people of the East European Plain, speakers of Ukrainian, predominantly Eastern Orthodox with a Greek Catholic minority, marked by Cossack heritage, agrarian traditions, and a national identity forged against centuries of imperial rule.
They are a diaspora people in the Slav, Eastern people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and they primarily speak Ukrainian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Population
- 20,500
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Slav, Eastern
- Primary language
- Ukrainian (ukr)
- Primary religion
- Eastern Orthodox Christianity
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ukrainians are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Ukrainians
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity · Christianity
70% adherents
Primary language
Ukrainian · Indo-European family
100% speak Ukrainian
Gospel resources in Ukrainian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Ukrainian)
- Magdalena (Ukrainian)
- The Savior (Ukrainian)
Bibles
- 1930 Ukranian Bible · text
- Ukrainian Ohienko Bible 2015 · audio
- Переклад Р. Турконяка (UTT) · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ukrainians
- 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.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Ukrainian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110376) is reported in 25 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainians | Ukraine | 34,450,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Russian Federation | 1,115,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Kazakhstan | 418,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | United States | 377,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Canada | 254,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Italy | 244,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Moldova | 212,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Belarus | 155,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Germany | 145,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Czech Republic | 142,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Romania | 63,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Latvia | 48,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Uzbekistan | 47,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Poland | 45,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Georgia | 38,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Argentina | 36,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Brazil | 33,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Estonia | 33,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | United Kingdom | 33,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | France | 23,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Tajikistan | 13,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Slovakia | 10,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Venezuela | 9,100 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Turkmenistan | 8,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Kyrgyzstan | 2,200 | No Longer Unreached |
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