People group profile · PG049965
The Bosniaks of Austria
The Bosniaks of Austria, numbering about 101,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Bosnia and Herzegovina with distinct cultural traditions that blend Islamic, European, and Balkan influences. Austria hosts one of the largest Bosniak diasporas in Europe.
They are a diaspora people in the Slav, Southern people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Bosnian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Austria
- Population
- 101,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Slav, Southern
- Primary language
- Bosnian (bos)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
- Location
- Vienna, Graz, Linz, Wels, Salzburg, Villach, and Klagenfurt
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bosniaks 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 Bosniaks
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
89% adherents
Primary language
Bosnian · Bororoan family
100% speak Bosnian
Gospel resources in Bosnian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Bosnian)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bosniaks
- 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.
Bosniak in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101629) is reported in 7 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosniaks | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,350,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bosniaks | Germany | 203,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bosniaks | United States | 168,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bosniaks | Montenegro | 48,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bosniaks | Canada | 44,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bosniaks | North Macedonia | 40,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bosniaks | Slovenia | 34,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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