The Khalka Mongols of Kyrgyzstan

The Khalka Mongols of Kyrgyzstan, numbering approximately 150 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a community of Khalkha Mongol origin in Kyrgyzstan that maintains the language, traditions, and cultural heritage of the principal Mongol people of modern Mongolia. They mostly adhere to Atheism and Halh Mongolian is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Kyrgyzstan
People Cluster: Mongolian
Primary Language(s): Halh Mongolian (khk)
Primary Religion(s): Atheism
Population: 150
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024356

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Atheism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

50%
%
Atheism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Halh Mongolian
Language Family: Mongolic-Khitan

100%
%
Mongolian, Halh Speakers

Media Resources in Halh Mongolian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Halh Mongolian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Ariun Bible 2013✓
2011 Mongolian Union Bible Society✓

2 entries

Or check out the Halh Mongolian bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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

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Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
readRevelation 3:20

Pray that those who have not opened their hearts to Jesus will hear His knock and invite Him in as their Savior and Lord.

“I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."
readIsaiah 65:1

Pray that the lost will be found by God, even when they are not seeking Him. Pray that He will reveal Himself to them in a way they cannot ignore and that they will respond in faith.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
readPhilippians 3:20-21

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember their citizenship is in heaven.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Mongol, Khalka Across Countries (ROP3 - 114225) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Khalka MongolsKhalka MongolsMongolia3,195,000Engaged yet UnreachedHalh MongolianTibetan Buddhism
Khalka MongolsKhalka MongolsTaiwan7,200Unengaged and UnreachedHalh MongolianChinese Folk Religion
Khalka MongolsKhalka MongolsGermany5,000Unengaged and UnreachedHalh MongolianTibetan Buddhism
Khalka MongolsKhalka MongolsAustria2,600Engaged yet UnreachedHalh MongolianTibetan Buddhism
Khalka MongolsKhalka MongolsCzech Republic2,300Engaged yet UnreachedHalh MongolianAtheism
Khalka MongolsKhalka MongolsUnited Kingdom1,900No Longer UnreachedHalh MongolianAtheism
Khalka MongolsKhalka MongolsCanada1,300Engaged yet UnreachedHalh MongolianTibetan Buddhism
Khalka MongolsKhalka MongolsHungary1,200No Longer UnreachedHalh MongolianAtheism
Khalka MongolsKhalka MongolsKyrgyzstan150Unengaged and UnreachedHalh MongolianAtheism

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