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The Chechens of Austria

The Chechens of Austria, numbering approximately 30,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnic group native to the North Caucasus region of southwestern Russia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Chechen is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Chechen

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Austria
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Chechen (che)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 30,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048858
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

88%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chechen
Language Family: Nakh-Daghestanian

100%
%
Chechen Speakers

Media Resources in Chechen:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Chechen:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2012 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Chechen 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 Chechens:
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Pray for those who are living under the burdens of man-made religion to learn about the freedom Jesus offers them and turn to Him in faith.

For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples.
readLuke 2:30

Pray that the lost will see the salvation of God, and that they will trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
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Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of the Lord God, their Creator, and will give Him thanksgiving and praise.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Chechen Across Countries (ROP3 - 102059) reported in the following countries:

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10 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
ChechensPG024428ChechensRussian Federation1,360,000Engaged yet UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG024109ChechensGeorgia12,500Engaged yet UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG000227ChechensGermany52,500Engaged yet UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG050574ChechensFrance67,500Unengaged and UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG048858ChechensAustria30,500Unengaged and UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG042378ChechensBelgium18,000Unengaged and UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG024663ChechensUzbekistan1,900Unengaged and UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG024340ChechensKyrgyzstan900Unengaged and UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG024259ChechensKazakhstan42,500Unengaged and UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG011782ChechensJordan8,500Unengaged and UnreachedChechenSunni Islam

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

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