People group profile · PG024103
The Kazakh of China
The Kazakh of China, numbering about 1,400,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic people of Central Asia whose historic homeland is the vast steppe region of present-day Kazakhstan. They are the largest ethnic group in Kazakhstan and also have significant communities in China (Xinjiang), Mongolia, Uzbekistan, and Russia.
They are an indigenous people in the Kazakh people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Kazakh.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 1,400,000
- 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 Asia, Asia
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 Yes
- 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
99% adherents
Primary language
Kazakh · Turkic family
100% speak Kazakh
Gospel resources in Kazakh
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs 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
- 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.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Kazakh in other countries
The same people is also reported in 11 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakh | Kazakhstan | 12,520,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kazakh | Uzbekistan | 903,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kazakh | Russian Federation | 808,000 | 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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