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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The North Bolivian Quechua of Bolivia

The North Bolivian Quechua of Bolivia, numbering approximately 277,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Bolivia They are an Indigenous people, with Quechua / Quichua as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Quechua people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and North Bolivian Quechua is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Quechua, North Bolivian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Bolivia
People Cluster: Quechua
Primary Language(s): North Bolivian Quechua (qul)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 277,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017415
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: North Bolivian Quechua
Language Family: Quechuan

100%
%
Quechua, North Bolivian Speakers

Media Resources in North Bolivian Quechua:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in North Bolivian Quechua:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2006 Bible Society of Bolivia✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the North Bolivian Quechua bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The North Bolivian Quechua are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the North Bolivian Quechua:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the North Bolivian Quechua of Bolivia

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
readActs 4:12

Pray that those walking in darkness among them will come to know the name by which they must be saved, and call upon Him in faith.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
read1 Peter 3:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live in harmony with one another, showing sympathy, love, compassion, and humility.

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.

Quechua, North Bolivian Across Countries (ROP3 - 107398) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
North Bolivian QuechuaPG017415North Bolivian QuechuaBolivia277,000No Longer UnreachedNorth Bolivian QuechuaEthnoreligion

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