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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kazakh of Kazakhstan

The Kazakh of Kazakhstan, numbering approximately 12,520,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a Turkic people of Central Asia whose historic homeland is the vast steppe region of present-day Kazakhstan. They are the largest ethnic group in Kazakhstan and also have significant communities in China (Xinjiang), Mongolia, Uzbekistan, and Russia They are an Indigenous people, with Kazakh as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Kazakh people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kazakh is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Kazakh

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Kazakhstan
People Cluster: Kazakh
Primary Language(s): Kazakh (kaz)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 12,520,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024277
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

80%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kazakh
Language Family: Turkic

70%
%
Kazakh Speakers

Media Resources in Kazakh:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kazakh:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Kiyeli kitap 2010✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kazakh bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kazakh are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Kazakh:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Kazakh of Kazakhstan

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Pray for those ensnared by the darkness of this world, that they will recognize the spiritual forces at work and turn to the light of Christ.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
readPsalm 57:11

Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
readHebrews 10:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will patiently endure suffering and hardships and do God's will so that they may receive what He has promised.

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 God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Kazakh Across Countries (ROP3 - 104791) reported in the following countries:

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12 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KazakhPG024277KazakhKazakhstan12,520,000Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG024103KazakhChina1,400,000Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG024681KazakhUzbekistan904,000Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG000916KazakhRussian Federation808,000Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG024620KazakhTurkmenistan165,000Unengaged and UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG007493KazakhMongolia161,000Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG000247KazakhGermany40,500Unengaged and UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG024355KazakhKyrgyzstan26,500Unengaged and UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG024564KazakhTurkiye9,600Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG047416KazakhCanada7,900Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG024169KazakhIran6,100Unengaged and UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KazakhPG047197KazakhUnited States2,100Engaged yet UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam

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

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