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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Uzbeks of Kyrgyzstan

The Uzbeks of Kyrgyzstan, numbering approximately 1,080,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic ethnolinguistic people of Central Asia whose identity emerged through a long process of interaction and integration among Turkic, Iranian, and Mongol populations in the region. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Northern Uzbek is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Kyrgyzstan
People Cluster: Uzbek
Primary Language(s): Northern Uzbek (uzn)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,080,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024376
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Northern Uzbek
Language Family: Turkic

100%
%
Uzbek, Northern Speakers

Media Resources in Northern Uzbek:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Northern Uzbek:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Institute for Bible Translation, Sweden✓✓
Muqaddas Kitob, 2019✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Northern Uzbek bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Uzbeks 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 Uzbeks:
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 Uzbeks of Kyrgyzstan

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
readMatthew 5:6

Pray for those who are lost to desire righteousness and to be filled with the peace and purpose that only comes from following Jesus.

Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick in it and say to them, "the kingdom of God has come near to you."
readLuke 10:8-9

Pray that the lost will receive messengers of the gospel with joy, turn from their sins, and be healed.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
readIsaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
readMatthew 6:9b-10

Pray that God will raise up Christians who are driven by a desire to see God's name worshiped, His kingdom come, and His will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Ask Him to send them to the lost in this people group and sustain them.

Uzbek, Northern Across Countries (ROP3 - 107469) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
UzbeksPG007419UzbeksChina12,500Unengaged and UnreachedNorthern UzbekSunni Islam
UzbeksPG024324UzbeksUzbekistan28,560,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern UzbekSunni Islam
UzbeksPG024331UzbeksKazakhstan578,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern UzbekSunni Islam
UzbeksPG024376UzbeksKyrgyzstan1,080,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern UzbekSunni Islam
UzbeksPG024537UzbeksTajikistan2,545,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern UzbekSunni Islam
UzbeksPG024649UzbeksTurkmenistan590,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern UzbekSunni Islam
UzbeksPG047420UzbeksCanada4,200Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern UzbekSunni Islam

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

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