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The Uzbeks of Turkmenistan

The Uzbeks of Turkmenistan, numbering approximately 591,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic ethnolinguistic people of Central Asia whose identity emerged through a long process of interaction and integration among Turkic, Iranian, and Mongol populations in the region. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Northern Uzbek is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Turkmenistan
People Cluster: Uzbek
Primary Language(s): Northern Uzbek (uzn)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 591,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024649
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Northern Uzbek
Language Family: Turkic

100%
%
Uzbek, Northern Speakers

Media Resources in Northern Uzbek:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Northern Uzbek:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
Institute for Bible Translation, Sweden ✓ ✓
Muqaddas Kitob, 2019 ✓ ✓ ✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Northern Uzbek bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Uzbeks 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 Uzbeks:
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 Uzbeks of Turkmenistan

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
readMark 14:23-24

Pray for those who may have heard the gospel but have not yet submitted their lives to Christ, that they will finally see the sacrifice which He made for them and surrender their lives to Him.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
readColossians 3:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Uzbek, Northern Across Countries (ROP3 - 107469) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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7 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Uzbeks PG024324 Uzbeks Uzbekistan 28,580,000 Engaged yet Unreached Northern Uzbek Sunni Islam
Uzbeks PG024537 Uzbeks Tajikistan 2,550,000 Engaged yet Unreached Northern Uzbek Sunni Islam
Uzbeks PG024376 Uzbeks Kyrgyzstan 1,080,000 Engaged yet Unreached Northern Uzbek Sunni Islam
Uzbeks PG024649 Uzbeks Turkmenistan 591,000 Engaged yet Unreached Northern Uzbek Sunni Islam
Uzbeks PG024331 Uzbeks Kazakhstan 578,000 Engaged yet Unreached Northern Uzbek Sunni Islam
Uzbeks PG007419 Uzbeks China 12,500 Unengaged and Unreached Northern Uzbek Sunni Islam
Uzbeks PG047420 Uzbeks Canada 4,200 Engaged yet Unreached Northern Uzbek Sunni Islam

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

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