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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

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
readJohn 3:19

Pray that God will have mercy on those who love the darkness they are walking in and turn from their sin to faith in Christ.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!
readPsalm 34:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be grounded in the Word, always trusting in the Lord's provision for their needs.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
read2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will serve others in Jesus' name, and the lost will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

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

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8 people groups

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

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

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