People group profile · PG047232
The Azerbaijani of the United States
The Azerbaijani of the United States, numbering about 26,000 people, are Engaged yet 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
- United States
- Population
- 26,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Azerbaijani
- Primary language
- North Azerbaijani (azj)
- Primary religion
- Shia 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
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Azerbaijani 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 Azerbaijani
- 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
Shia Islam · Islam
99% 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
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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 | Turkmenistan | 62,000 | Unengaged and 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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