People group profile · PG024682
The Kyrgyz of Uzbekistan
The Kyrgyz of Uzbekistan, numbering about 321,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic-speaking ethnic group native to Central Asia, primarily associated with Kyrgyzstan, but also found in neighboring countries.
They are a diaspora people in the Kyrgyz people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Kirghiz.
Fast facts
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Population
- 321,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kyrgyz
- Primary language
- Kirghiz (kir)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Kirghiz, Kirgiz
- Region
- Central Asia, Asia
- Location
- Andijon, Farg’ona, and Namangan regions: scattered
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kyrgyz 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, 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 Kyrgyz
- 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
94% adherents
Primary language
Kirghiz · Turkic family
100% speak Kirghiz
Gospel resources in Kirghiz
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 2005 Bible Society in Kazakhstan · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kyrgyz
- 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.
- 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.
Kyrgyz in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105550) is reported in 9 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyz | Kyrgyzstan | 6,080,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kyrgyz | China | 197,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kyrgyz | Tajikistan | 136,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kyrgyz | United States | 30,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kyrgyz | Kazakhstan | 14,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kyrgyz | Germany | 14,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kyrgyz | Turkiye | 1,800 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kyrgyz | Afghanistan | 1,300 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kyrgyz | Canada | 1,100 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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