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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

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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JESUSView Film

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

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
readGenesis 3:15

Pray that those without Christ will hear the words of Genesis 1-3 in their own language, and desire to know their Creator and His provision of salvation.

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
readRomans 1:19-20

Pray that God will use His creation – the “things that have been made” – to spark a fresh and passionate curiosity among them to draw near to the Maker and that, as they seek Him, He will make a way for them to hear the gospel and receive it with joy.

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 as people place their faith in Christ, they will be eager to proclaim the good news of peace, knowing that the Lord has called them to this task.

And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:40

Ask God to raise up and send believers who will serve "the least of these" with compassion and energy because they know that in serving those in need, they are serving Christ.

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

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1 people group

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

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