People group profile · PG024534
The Udmurts of Tajikistan
The Udmurts of Tajikistan, numbering about 1,300 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
- Tajikistan
- Population
- 1,300
- 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
- Tatarstan republic; Udmurtia republic; near Ural Mountains, bounded by Kama and Cheptsa rivers
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
70% 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
- 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.
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 | Uzbekistan | 4,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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