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The Kyrgyz of Tajikistan

The Kyrgyz of Tajikistan, numbering approximately 136,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic-speaking ethnic group native to Central Asia, primarily associated with Kyrgyzstan, but also found in neighboring countries. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kirghiz is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Tajikistan
People Cluster: Kyrgyz
Primary Language(s): Kirghiz (kir)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 136,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024509
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

92%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kirghiz
Language Family: Turkic

100%
%
Kyrgyz Speakers

Media Resources in Kirghiz:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kirghiz:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2005 Bible Society in Kazakhstan✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kirghiz bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kyrgyz 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 Kyrgyz:
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 Kyrgyz of Tajikistan

In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
read1 John 4:10

Pray for those without the hope of Christ to understand the depth of God's love and the sacrifice He made for them.

If I ascend to heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
readPsalm 139:8

Pray that the lost will recognize God's presence with them wherever they go, put their faith in Christ, and seek to live in a way that honors and glorifies Him.

And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
readActs 16:15

Pray that God will bring entire families and households to faith in Him and raise up servant-leaders from among them.

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
readPsalm 96:4

Pray that God will raise up believers to declare His glory among the lost, so that they may know that He is great and greatly to be praised, that He is exalted above all gods.

Kyrgyz Across Countries (ROP3 - 105550) reported in the following countries:

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10 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KyrgyzPG024357KyrgyzKyrgyzstan6,095,000Engaged yet UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam
KyrgyzPG024682KyrgyzUzbekistan321,000Engaged yet UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam
KyrgyzPG001248KyrgyzChina197,000Unengaged and UnreachedKirghizFolk Islam
KyrgyzPG024509KyrgyzTajikistan136,000Engaged yet UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam
KyrgyzPG047261KyrgyzUnited States30,000Unengaged and UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam
KyrgyzPG024279KyrgyzKazakhstan14,500Engaged yet UnreachedKirghizFolk Islam
KyrgyzPG050666KyrgyzGermany14,000Unengaged and UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam
KyrgyzPG024565KyrgyzTurkiye1,800Engaged yet UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam
KyrgyzPG023963KyrgyzAfghanistan1,300Engaged yet UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam
KyrgyzPG047417KyrgyzCanada1,100Unengaged and UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam

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

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