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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Southern Baloch of Qatar

The Southern Baloch of Qatar, numbering approximately 56,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Baloch, a nomadic, pastoral, Western Iranic ethnic group native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia They are an Diaspora people, with Baloch as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Baloch people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Southern Balochi is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Baloch, Southern

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Qatar
People Cluster: Baloch
Primary Language(s): Southern Balochi (bcc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 56,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011899
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Southern Balochi
Language Family: Indo-European

75%
%
Balochi, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Southern Balochi:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Southern Balochi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Arabic Script - WBT Edition (Partial NT)✓✓✓
Arabic Script - WBT Edition (Partial NT)✓✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Southern Balochi bible at Bible.com

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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 Southern Baloch:
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Pray specifically for the Southern Baloch of Qatar

Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!
readPsalm 30:10

Pray that people in the depths of despair and suffering and living outside of relationship with Christ will cry out to the Lord and find help, peace, and joy in Him.

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
readMatthew 11:28-29

Please pray for them to lift their eyes to Jesus and find rest for their souls, lasting peace, and hope in Him.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow in the spiritual gifts God has given them and use these gifts to glorify Him and build up the Church.

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

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

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

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Southern BalochPG006401Southern BalochPakistan4,590,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG011893Southern BalochOman675,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG011899Southern BalochQatar56,500Unengaged and UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG011913Southern BalochSaudi Arabia13,500Unengaged and UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG012255Southern BalochUnited Arab Emirates484,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG047185Southern BalochUnited States325Unengaged and UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG050104Southern BalochBahrain51,500Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam

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