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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tatars of Azerbaijan

The Tatars of Azerbaijan, numbering approximately 15,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Turkic ethnic group indigenous to the Tatarstan region of Russia and Ukraine. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Tatar is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Azerbaijan
People Cluster: Ural-Siberian
Primary Language(s): Tatar (tat)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 15,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024090
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

83%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tatar
Language Family: Turkic

100%
%
Tatar Speakers

Media Resources in Tatar:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Tatar:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2001 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow✓✓
2015 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow✓✓✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Tatar bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), 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

Next steps for the Tatars:
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Pray specifically for the Tatars of Azerbaijan

I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:5-6

Pray that the lost among them will be delivered from the confusion of false beliefs and come to know the one true God who alone brings light and purpose to their lives.

...I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
readPsalm 13:5

Ask God to bring many to trust in His unfailing love and cause their hearts to rejoice in His salvation.

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
readPsalm 149:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged and feel immeasurably loved as they meditate on the fact that God takes pleasure in them.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

Tatar Across Countries (ROP3 - 109874) reported in the following countries:

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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TatarsPG000750TatarsBulgaria6,100Engaged yet UnreachedCrimean TatarEthnoreligion
TatarsPG024090TatarsAzerbaijan15,500Unengaged and UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG024298TatarsKazakhstan259,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianSunni Islam
TatarsPG024316TatarsUzbekistan867,000Engaged yet UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG024370TatarsKyrgyzstan7,900Engaged yet UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG024481TatarsRussian Federation7,085,000Engaged yet UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG024531TatarsTajikistan7,200Engaged yet UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG024590TatarsTurkiye31,500Engaged yet UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG024638TatarsTurkmenistan73,000Unengaged and UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG046684TatarsUnited States7,000Unengaged and UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG050495TatarsCanada5,300Unengaged and UnreachedTatarSunni Islam

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

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