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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kyrgyz of China

The Kyrgyz of China, numbering approximately 197,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a Turkic-speaking ethnic group native to Central Asia, primarily associated with Kyrgyzstan, but also found in neighboring countries They are an Indigenous people, with Kyrgyz as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Kyrgyz people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Kirghiz is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Kyrgyz
Primary Language(s): Kirghiz (kir)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 197,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG001248
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kirghiz
Language Family: Turkic

100%
%
Kyrgyz Speakers

Media Resources in Kirghiz:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kirghiz:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2005 Bible Society in Kazakhstan✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kirghiz 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 Kyrgyz:
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Pray specifically for the Kyrgyz of China

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.

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
readMatthew 16:16

Pray that many will see clearly that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and put their trust in Him.

The LORD bless you and keep you.
readNumbers 6:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be blessed with God's grace, trusting that He will never abandon them.

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
readMatthew 6:9b-10

Pray that God will raise up Christians who are driven by a desire to see God's name worshiped, His kingdom come, and His will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Ask Him to send them to the lost in this people group and sustain them.

Kyrgyz Across Countries (ROP3 - 105550) reported in the following countries:

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10 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KyrgyzPG024357KyrgyzKyrgyzstan6,080,000Engaged yet UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam
KyrgyzPG024682KyrgyzUzbekistan321,000Engaged yet UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam
KyrgyzPG001248KyrgyzChina197,000Unengaged and UnreachedKirghizFolk Islam
KyrgyzPG024509KyrgyzTajikistan136,000Engaged yet UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam
KyrgyzPG047261KyrgyzUnited States30,000Unengaged and UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam
KyrgyzPG024279KyrgyzKazakhstan14,500Engaged yet UnreachedKirghizFolk Islam
KyrgyzPG050666KyrgyzGermany14,000Unengaged and UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam
KyrgyzPG024565KyrgyzTurkiye1,800Engaged yet UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam
KyrgyzPG023963KyrgyzAfghanistan1,300Engaged yet UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam
KyrgyzPG047417KyrgyzCanada1,100Unengaged and UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam

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

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