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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina, numbering approximately 1,350,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group primarily associated with the region of Bosnia and Herzegovina in southeastern Europe. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Bosnian is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Bosniak

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Bosnian (bos)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,350,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000713
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

68%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bosnian
Language Family: Bororoan

100%
%
Bosnian Speakers

Media Resources in Bosnian:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Bosnian:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Bosnian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bosniaks are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Bosniaks:
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

Pray specifically for the Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
readPsalm 9:9-10

Pray that God will help those who are oppressed and without hope to hear the good news of Jesus and trust in Him, for He has never forsaken those who seek Him.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 6:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will lay down all evil desires, dying to sin and living for Him alone.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

Bosniak Across Countries (ROP3 - 101629) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BosniaksPG049965BosniaksAustria101,000Unengaged and UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BosniaksPG000713BosniaksBosnia and Herzegovina1,350,000Engaged yet UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BosniaksPG047368BosniaksCanada44,500Unengaged and UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BosniaksPG042449BosniaksGermany203,000Engaged yet UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BosniaksPG000869BosniaksMontenegro48,500Unengaged and UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BosniaksPG000857BosniaksNorth Macedonia40,000Engaged yet UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BosniaksPG050303BosniaksSlovenia34,000Unengaged and UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BosniaksPG046471BosniaksUnited States168,000Engaged yet UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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