The Southern Baloch of Pakistan

The Southern Baloch of Pakistan, numbering approximately 4,595,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Baloch, a nomadic, pastoral, Western Iranic ethnic group native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Southern Balochi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Baloch
Primary Language(s): Southern Balochi (bcc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 4,595,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006401

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

80%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Southern Balochi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Balochi, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Southern Balochi:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Southern Balochi:

2 entries

Or check out the Southern Balochi bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Southern Baloch 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 Southern Baloch:
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 Southern Baloch of Pakistan

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

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

Pray that the merciful God who is at work in people's hearts will advance His gospel among them.

Sanctify them in the truth, your word is truth.
readJohn 17:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience freedom from sin as God sanctifies them in the truth of His Word.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Baloch Southern Across Countries (ROP3 - 109469) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Southern BalochSouthern BalochPakistan4,595,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochSouthern BalochOman675,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochSouthern BalochUnited Arab Emirates484,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochSouthern BalochQatar56,500Unengaged and UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochSouthern BalochBahrain51,500Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochSouthern BalochSaudi Arabia13,500Unengaged and UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochSouthern BalochUnited States325Unengaged and UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam

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