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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Central Aymara of Chile

The Central Aymara of Chile, numbering approximately 64,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an indigenouspeople in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America They are an Indigenous people, with Aymara as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Aymara people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Aymara, Central.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Aymara, Central

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Chile
People Cluster: Aymara
Primary Language(s): Aymara, Central (ayr)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 64,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017440
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Aymara, Central
Language Family: Aymaran

70%
%
Aymara, Central Speakers

Media Resources in Aymara, Central:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Aymara, Central:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1997 Bible Society of Bolivia✓✓
2011 Bible Society of Bolivia✓✓✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Aymara, Central bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Central Aymara 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 Central Aymara:
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 Central Aymara of Chile

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
readJames 2:5

Pray for those living in despair to experience the riches of God's love and the hope of eternal life through faith in Christ.

All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.
readPsalm 66:4

Pray that the good news of Jesus will advance here and that many will bow down and sing praises to His name.

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
readJames 4:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will turn from worldly passions and live in unity with one another.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

Aymara, Central Across Countries (ROP3 - 101884) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Central AymaraPG017392Central AymaraBolivia1,140,000No Longer UnreachedAymara, CentralEthnoreligion
Central AymaraPG017516Central AymaraPeru443,000Engaged yet UnreachedAymara, CentralFolk Catholicism
Central AymaraPG017440Central AymaraChile64,500No Longer UnreachedAymara, CentralEthnoreligion
Central AymaraPG017333Central AymaraArgentina4,400No Longer UnreachedAymara, CentralEthnoreligion

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

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