People group profile · PG024142
The Western Baloch of Iran
The Western Baloch of Iran, numbering about 3,040,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Baloch, a nomadic, pastoral, Western Iranic ethnic group native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia.
They are an indigenous people in the Baloch people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Western Balochi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Iran
- Population
- 3,040,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Baloch
- Primary language
- Western Balochi (bgn)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Western Baloch 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 Western Baloch
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
90% adherents
Primary language
Western Balochi · Indo-European family
80% speak Western Balochi
Gospel resources in Western Balochi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Western Baloch
- 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.
Baloch Western in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110770) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Baloch | Pakistan | 1,850,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Western Baloch | Afghanistan | 580,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Western Baloch | Turkmenistan | 52,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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