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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kazakh of Kyrgyzstan

The Kazakh of Kyrgyzstan, numbering approximately 26,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are 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 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: Kyrgyzstan
People Cluster: Kazakh
Primary Language(s): Kazakh (kaz)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 26,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024355
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

60%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kazakh
Language Family: Turkic

100%
%
Kazakh Speakers

Media Resources in Kazakh:

Films:
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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

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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 Kazakh:
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Pray specifically for the Kazakh of Kyrgyzstan

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:16-20

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will encounter the risen Savior and be transformed by the power of His resurrection, becoming disciples who make disciples.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
readRevelation 4:11

Pray that the good news will advance and people will recognize and worship the One who created all things by His will, giving glory and honor to Him alone.

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
readRomans 8:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the God who has given them freedom from fear so that they will trust Him completely as their good Father who meets all their needs.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that the promise in Revelation 7:9-10 will encourage believers from among them or from nearby people groups to share the gospel with people who have never learned it.

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

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12 people groups

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

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

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