People group profile · PG024605
The Azerbaijani of Turkmenistan
The Azerbaijani of Turkmenistan, numbering about 62,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Azerbaijani-speaking Turkic diaspora community whose identity is rooted in shared language, cultural heritage, and historical connections to Azerbaijan.
They are a diaspora people in the Azerbaijani people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. Their primary religion is Shia Islam, and they primarily speak North Azerbaijani.
Fast facts
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Population
- 62,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Azerbaijani
- Primary language
- North Azerbaijani (azj)
- Primary religion
- Shia Islam
- 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
Where they live
Gospel status
The Azerbaijani 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 Azerbaijani
- 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
Shia Islam · Islam
64% adherents
Primary language
North Azerbaijani · Turkic family
100% speak North Azerbaijani
Gospel resources in North Azerbaijani
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Kitab Shirketi/Müqəddəs Kitab · video, audio, text
- Kitab Shirketi/Müqəddəs Kitab · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Azerbaijani
- 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.
- 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.
Azerbaijani, Northern in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100675) is reported in 8 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijani | Azerbaijan | 9,610,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | Georgia | 260,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | Kazakhstan | 95,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | Uzbekistan | 82,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | United States | 26,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | Kyrgyzstan | 17,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | Germany | 15,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | Netherlands | 7,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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