People group profile · PG024329
The Uyghurs of Kazakhstan
The Uyghurs of Kazakhstan, numbering about 294,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic people native to Central and East Asia, with their historic homeland centered in the region they call East Turkestan and that is today the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of northwestern China.
They are a diaspora people in the Uyghur people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Uighur.
Fast facts
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Population
- 294,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Uyghur
- Primary language
- Uighur (uig)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Central Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Uyghurs 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 but there has been initial or concentrated church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Concentrated Church Planting
Next steps for the Uyghurs
- 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
Uighur · Turkic family
70% speak Uighur
Gospel resources in Uighur
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Uyghur)
Bibles
- Hazirqi Zaman Uyghurche Terjimisi/ Modern Uyghur · video, audio, text
- Hazirqi Zaman Uyghurche Terjimisi/ Modern Uyghur · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Uyghurs
- 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.
Uyghur in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110469) is reported in 7 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uyghurs | China | 9,610,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Uyghurs | Uzbekistan | 66,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Uyghurs | Turkiye | 47,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Uyghurs | Kyrgyzstan | 27,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Uyghurs | United States | 10,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Uyghurs | Saudi Arabia | 9,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Uyghurs | Canada | 1,700 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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