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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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Pray for the Uzbeks of Kyrgyzstan

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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

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
readEphesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
readPsalm 119:97

Pray that the lost will have access to God's Word in their language and treasure it deeply, meditating on God's promises and precepts.

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
readPsalm 149:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged and feel immeasurably loved as they meditate on the fact that God takes pleasure in them.

The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way.
readPsalm 37:23

Pray that believers from near and far will serve here and trust in the Lord's timing as He establishes their steps.

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

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7 people groups

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