People group profile · PG024321
The Udmurts of Uzbekistan
The Udmurts of Uzbekistan, numbering about 4,700 people, are Unengaged and 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 a diaspora 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
- Uzbekistan
- Population
- 4,700
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Finno-Ugric
- Primary language
- Udmurt (udm)
- 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
- Central Asia, Asia
- Location
- Scattered
Where they live
Gospel status
The Udmurts 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 Udmurts
- 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
50% adherents
Primary language
Udmurt · Uralic family
77% speak Udmurt
Gospel resources in Udmurt
- Bible available
- 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
- 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.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Udmurt in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110362) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udmurts | Russian Federation | 622,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Udmurts | Kazakhstan | 12,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Udmurts | Tajikistan | 1,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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