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The Tajiks of Kazakhstan

The Tajiks of Kazakhstan, numbering approximately 34,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a diaspora community of Tajiks in Kazakhstan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Tajik is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Kazakhstan
People Cluster: Tajik
Primary Language(s): Tajik (tgk)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 34,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024296
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

80%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tajik
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Tajik Speakers

Media Resources in Tajik:

Films:
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4 films

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Bible Resources in Tajik:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1992, 1999 Institute for Bible Translation - Stockholm✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Tajik bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Tajiks:
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Pray specifically for the Tajiks of Kazakhstan

"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
readJohn 8:32

Pray for those who live enslaved to sin to hear and receive the truth of the gospel and be set free.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.
readHebrews 10:34

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have compassion for those in prison, sympathize with those who are mistreated, and continue to do good and share the gospel with others.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
readPsalm 51:2

Pray that God will raise up believers to go and share the gospel with those in this people group who need to be washed of their iniquity and cleansed from their sins.

Tajik Across Countries (ROP3 - 109733) reported in the following countries:

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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TajiksPG024018TajiksAfghanistan11,490,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
TajiksPG024296TajiksKazakhstan34,500Unengaged and UnreachedTajikSunni Islam
TajiksPG024315TajiksUzbekistan1,730,000Engaged yet UnreachedTajikSunni Islam
TajiksPG024369TajiksKyrgyzstan66,000Unengaged and UnreachedTajikSunni Islam
TajiksPG024392TajiksPakistan1,890,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
TajiksPG024529TajiksTajikistan7,420,000Engaged yet UnreachedTajikSunni Islam
TajiksPG024637TajiksTurkmenistan5,900Unengaged and UnreachedTajikSunni Islam
TajiksPG047175TajiksUnited States2,400Unengaged and UnreachedTajikSunni Islam
TajiksPG047418TajiksCanada3,100Unengaged and UnreachedTajikSunni Islam
TajiksPG050099TajiksRussian Federation1,240,000Engaged yet UnreachedTajikSunni Islam
TajiksPG050462TajiksGermany25,000Unengaged and UnreachedTajikSunni Islam

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

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