People group profile · PG024292
The Poles of Kazakhstan
The Poles of Kazakhstan, numbering about 62,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a West Slavic people of Central Europe whose culture has been shaped by Slavic heritage, Roman Catholic traditions, agricultural and urban communities, and a long history of statehood, foreign rule, and national resilience.
They are a diaspora people in the Slav, Western people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Polish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Population
- 62,500
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Slav, Western
- Primary language
- Polish (pol)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Central Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Poles are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Poles
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
90% adherents
Primary language
Polish · Indo-European family
100% speak Polish
Gospel resources in Polish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1632 Polish Biblia Gdanska · text
- Living New Testament (Słowo Życia) · video
- Millennium Bible · audio
- New Covenant Translation · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Poles
- 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.
Poles in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108096) is reported in 23 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poles | Poland | 36,630,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Brazil | 1,900,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Ukraine | 1,275,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Germany | 922,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | United Kingdom | 755,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | United States | 521,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Canada | 318,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Belarus | 293,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Argentina | 233,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Lithuania | 179,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Ireland | 124,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Belgium | 101,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Italy | 94,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Sweden | 79,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Austria | 58,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Australia | 53,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Spain | 53,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Latvia | 46,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Czech Republic | 20,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Iceland | 20,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Denmark | 16,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Venezuela | 8,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Uzbekistan | 3,800 | No Longer Unreached |
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