People group profile · PG024481
The Tatars of the Russian Federation
The Tatars of the Russian Federation, numbering about 7,085,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic ethnic group indigenous to the Tatarstan region of Russia and Ukraine.
They are an indigenous people in the Ural-Siberian people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Tatar.
Fast facts
- Country
- Russian Federation
- Population
- 7,085,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Ural-Siberian
- Primary language
- Tatar (tat)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Tatarlar, Татарлар
- Region
- Eastern Europe, Europe
- Location
- Bashkortostan republic, Tatarstan republic, Moscow city, and Saint Petersburg
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tatars 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 Tatars
- 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
50% adherents
Primary language
Tatar · Turkic family
88% speak Tatar
Gospel resources in Tatar
- Bible available, published 2018
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Tatar)
Bibles
- 2001 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow · audio, text
- 2015 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tatars
- 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.
Tatar in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109874) is reported in 10 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatars | Uzbekistan | 866,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tatars | Kazakhstan | 259,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tatars | Turkmenistan | 73,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Tatars | Turkiye | 31,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tatars | Azerbaijan | 15,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Tatars | Kyrgyzstan | 7,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tatars | Tajikistan | 7,200 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tatars | United States | 7,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Tatars | Bulgaria | 6,100 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tatars | Canada | 5,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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