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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Ukrainians of Ukraine

The Ukrainians of Ukraine, numbering approximately 34,450,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an East Slavic people of the East European Plain, speakers of Ukrainian, predominantly Eastern Orthodox with a Greek Catholic minority, marked by Cossack heritage, agrarian traditions, and a national identity forged against centuries of imperial rule. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Ukrainian is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Ukraine
People Cluster: Slav, Eastern
Primary Language(s): Ukrainian (ukr)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 34,450,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042916
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Pray for the Ukrainians of Ukraine

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

72%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ukrainian
Language Family: Indo-European

88%
%
Ukrainian Speakers

Media Resources in Ukrainian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Ukrainian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1930 Ukranian Bible✓
Ukrainian Ohienko Bible 2015✓
Переклад Р. Турконяка (UTT)✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Ukrainian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ukrainians 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 Ukrainians:
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 Ukrainians of Ukraine

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

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.

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
read2 Thessalonians 3:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will persevere according to God's command, walk in faith, and be strong so that they can resist the evil one’s deception.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

Ukrainian Across Countries (ROP3 - 110376) reported in the following countries:

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26 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
UkrainiansPG024375UkrainiansKyrgyzstan2,200No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG050308UkrainiansEstonia33,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG048834UkrainiansItaly244,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG048814UkrainiansRussian Federation1,115,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG043666UkrainiansUnited States377,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG043496UkrainiansCanada254,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG042916UkrainiansUkraine34,450,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG042906UkrainiansBelarus155,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG024648UkrainiansTurkmenistan8,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG024536UkrainiansTajikistan13,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG000205UkrainiansFrance23,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG024330UkrainiansKazakhstan419,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG024323UkrainiansUzbekistan47,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG024094UkrainiansAzerbaijan20,500Unengaged and UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG017373UkrainiansArgentina37,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianUnaffiliated
UkrainiansPG016498UkrainiansVenezuela9,100Unengaged and UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG000975UkrainiansSlovakia10,500Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianUnaffiliated
UkrainiansPG000903UkrainiansRomania63,500Unengaged and UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG000887UkrainiansPoland45,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG000850UkrainiansLatvia48,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG000803UkrainiansGeorgia38,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG000692UkrainiansUnited Kingdom33,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG000275UkrainiansGermany146,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG048839UkrainiansMoldova212,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG048861UkrainiansCzech Republic142,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG048555UkrainiansBrazil33,500Engaged yet UnreachedPortugueseRoman Catholicism

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

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