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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kazakh of Kazakhstan

The Kazakh of Kazakhstan, numbering approximately 12,520,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic people of Central Asia whose historic homeland is the vast steppe region of present-day Kazakhstan. They are the largest ethnic group in Kazakhstan and also have significant communities in China (Xinjiang), Mongolia, Uzbekistan, and Russia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kazakh is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Kazakhstan
People Cluster: Kazakh
Primary Language(s): Kazakh (kaz)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 12,520,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024277
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

80%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kazakh
Language Family: Turkic

70%
%
Kazakh Speakers

Media Resources in Kazakh:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kazakh:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Kiyeli kitap 2010✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kazakh bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kazakh 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 Kazakh:
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 Kazakh of Kazakhstan

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
read1 Chronicles 16:26

Pray that those among them who are lost and seeking after worthless idols will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news, seeing that Jesus is better than any idol.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
read1 Timothy 2:5-6

Pray for the truth about Jesus Christ to spread among the lost so that many will accept His ransom for their sin and experience freedom in a relationship with Him.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember God's mercy and grace and experience joy as they walk in new life with Christ.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Kazakh Across Countries (ROP3 - 104791) reported in the following countries:

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12 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KazakhPG024277KazakhKazakhstan12,520,000Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG024103KazakhChina1,400,000Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG024681KazakhUzbekistan904,000Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG000916KazakhRussian Federation808,000Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG024620KazakhTurkmenistan165,000Unengaged and UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG007493KazakhMongolia161,000Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG000247KazakhGermany40,500Unengaged and UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG024355KazakhKyrgyzstan26,500Unengaged and UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG024564KazakhTurkiye9,600Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG047416KazakhCanada7,900Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG024169KazakhIran6,100Unengaged and UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG047197KazakhUnited States2,100Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam

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

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