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The Batak Dairi of Indonesia

The Batak Dairi of Indonesia, numbering approximately 2,060,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Pakpak-Dairi Batak people descended from Proto-Malayan settlers isolated around Sumatra's Lake Toba highlands until 1825, drawn into conflict with the Islamized Minangkabau before Dutch forces subdued the region in the Batak War of 1872 to 1894. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Batak Dairi is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Batak Dairi

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Batak-Nias of Sumatra
Primary Language(s): Batak Dairi (btd)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 2,060,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022483
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Batak Dairi
Language Family: Austronesian

76%
%
Batak Dairi Speakers

Media Resources in Batak Dairi:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Batak Dairi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Today's Pakpak Dairi Version, 1998✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Batak Dairi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Batak Dairi 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 Batak Dairi:
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 Batak Dairi of Indonesia

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
read1 John 3:8

Pray for those living in darkness to recognize the destructive power of sin and the victory Christ has won over it.

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
read2 Timothy 4:3-4

Pray that the lost will be open to the truth of the gospel and turn from false teachings and myths to the sound doctrine of Christ in faith.

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readLuke 18:17

Pray that as people trust in Christ, they will have simple, childlike confidence that He will provide for their needs.

And thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, "Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand."
readRomans 15:20-21

Pray that God will send believers to cross cultures and proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, so that the nations might glorify God for His mercy.

Batak Dairi Across Countries (ROP3 - 101124) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Batak DairiPG022483Batak DairiIndonesia2,060,000No Longer UnreachedBatak DairiProtestantism

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