Unreached peoples of Central Asia

99 unreached peoples in Central Asia: peoples with little or no access to the gospel in at least one country of the region, from largest to smallest.

Overview

How reached these peoples are

99unreached

120.3Mpeople

6countries

78frontier peoples

94.9% Unreached (94)
5.1% Minimally reached (5)

Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.

The Bible in these peoples’ languages

45Complete Bible

33Only portions of the Bible

19No book translated

46.4% Complete Bible (45)
13.4% New Testament complete (13)
20.6% Portions translated (20)
19.6% No book translated (19)

Source: Joshua Project and Progress.Bible. Estimates, may vary.

Unreached people groups · 99

People	Country	Population	Language	Evang.	Chr.
Northern Uzbek Frontier	Uzbekistan	33.8M	Northern Uzbek	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Kazakh	Kazakhstan	15.5M	Kazakh	0.2%	0.4%
Afghan Tajik Frontier	Afghanistan	12.4M	Dari	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Tajik Frontier	Tajikistan	10.9M	Tajik	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Pashtun Frontier	Afghanistan	8.9M	Southern Pashto	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Turkmen Frontier	Turkmenistan	7.2M	Turkmen	< 0.1%	0.1%
Kyrgyz Frontier	Kyrgyzstan	5.7M	Kyrgyz	0.1%	0.3%
Pashtun Frontier	Afghanistan	4.6M	Central Pashto	0%	0%
Southeastern Pashtun Frontier	Afghanistan	4.2M	Southern Pashto	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Hazara Frontier	Afghanistan	3.8M	Hazaragi	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Southern Uzbek Frontier	Afghanistan	3.7M	Southern Uzbek	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Aimaq Frontier	Afghanistan	2.1M	Aimaq	0%	0%
Karakalpak	Uzbekistan	850K	Karakalpak	0.3%	0.3%
Tatar	Uzbekistan	820K	Tatar	0.4%	2.6%
Persian	Afghanistan	803K	Iranian Persian	1.5%	1.8%
Western Baloch Frontier	Afghanistan	468K	Western Balochi	0%	0%
Uyghur Frontier	Kazakhstan	440K	Uyghur	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Deaf Frontier	Afghanistan	413K	Pakistan Sign Language	1.8%	3.7%
Turk Frontier	Uzbekistan	383K	Turkish	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Brahui Kur Galli Frontier	Afghanistan	363K	Brahui	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
North Azeri	Kazakhstan	337K	North Azerbaijani	0.2%	0.5%
Qazilbash Frontier	Afghanistan	337K	Dari	0%	0%
Crimean Tatars	Uzbekistan	240K	Crimean Tatar	< 0.1%	0.1%
Southeastern Pashayi Frontier	Afghanistan	179K	Southeast Pashai	0%	0%
Dungan Frontier	Kazakhstan	173K	Dungan	0.1%	0.1%
Nuristani Narisati	Afghanistan	163K	Kateviri	0%	0.1%
Shughni Shugnan-Rushan Frontier	Tajikistan	148K	Shughni	0%	0%
Kurmanji Kurd Frontier	Turkmenistan	134K	Northern Kurdish	< 0.1%	0.1%
Southwest Pashayi Frontier	Afghanistan	99K	Southwest Pashai	0%	< 0.1%
Meskhetian Turk Frontier	Kazakhstan	80K	Russian	0%	0%
Bashkir	Uzbekistan	79K	Bashkort	1.1%	4%
Northwest Pashayi Frontier	Afghanistan	69K	Northwest Pashai	0%	0%
Northeast Pashayi Frontier	Afghanistan	54K	Northeast Pashai	0%	0%
Nuristani Ashkuni Frontier	Afghanistan	54K	Ashkun	0%	0%
Pashayi Frontier	Afghanistan	53K	Indus Kohistani	0%	0%
Guhjali Wakhi Frontier	Afghanistan	45K	Wakhi	0%	0%
Narisati Arandui Frontier	Afghanistan	44K	Gawar-Bati	0%	0%
Western Punjabi Frontier	Afghanistan	42K	Western Punjabi	0%	< 0.1%
Lezgin Frontier	Turkmenistan	36K	Lezgi	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Chechen Frontier	Kazakhstan	36K	Chechen	0%	0%
Gharmi Frontier	Tajikistan	35K	Tajik	0%	0%
Nuristani Waigeli Frontier	Afghanistan	35K	Waigali	0%	0%
Yagnob Frontier	Tajikistan	33K	Tajik	0%	0%
Nuristani Kamviri Frontier	Afghanistan	30K	Komviri	0%	0%
Tchuvache	Uzbekistan	28K	Chuvash	1.5%	50%
Sindhi Frontier	Afghanistan	27K	Sindhi	< 0.1%	0.4%
Lyuli	Uzbekistan	24K	Tajik	0.4%	0.4%
Muslim Gujar Frontier	Afghanistan	20K	Western Punjabi	0%	0%
Ingush Frontier	Kazakhstan	19K	Ingush	0%	0%
Tangshuri Frontier	Afghanistan	18K	Dari	0%	0%
Darwazi Badakhshani Frontier	Afghanistan	18K	Dari	0%	0%
Afshari Frontier	Afghanistan	17K	South Azerbaijani	0%	0%
Ossetian Frontier	Uzbekistan	15K	Ossetic	0.1%	7.7%
Lak Frontier	Turkmenistan	13K	Lak	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Afghan	Tajikistan	12K	Dari	0.1%	0.1%
Yazgul Frontier	Tajikistan	12K	Yazghulami	0%	0%
Parachi Frontier	Afghanistan	12K	Parachi	0%	0%
Nuristani Grangali Frontier	Afghanistan	12K	Grangali	0%	0%
Kalash (Chitrali) Frontier	Afghanistan	11K	Khowar	0%	0%
Nuristani Prasuni Frontier	Afghanistan	11K	Prasuni	0%	0%
Kataghan Frontier	Tajikistan	10K	Northern Uzbek	0%	0%
Dargin Frontier	Turkmenistan	9K	Dargwa	0%	0%
Warduji Frontier	Afghanistan	9K	Dari	0%	0%
Parsee Frontier	Tajikistan	8K	Gujarati	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Uzbek Arab Frontier	Tajikistan	8K	Uzbeki Arabic	0.2%	2%
Munji Frontier	Afghanistan	8K	Munji	0%	0%
Muslim Bania	Afghanistan	7K	Urdu	0.2%	0.2%
Khalkha Mongol	Kazakhstan	7K	Halh Mongolian	1.4%	2.2%
Domari Roma Frontier	Kazakhstan	7K	Iranian Persian	0.1%	0.1%
Parya	Tajikistan	7K	Parya	0.4%	0.4%
Punjabi	Afghanistan	7K	Eastern Punjabi	0.3%	1%
Tajik Arab	Afghanistan	7K	Tajik Arabic	0.2%	0.2%
Tirahi Frontier	Afghanistan	7K	Southern Pashto	0%	0%
Kalmyk-Oirat	Kyrgyzstan	6K	Kalmyk-Oirat	0.2%	0.3%
Ishkashimi Frontier	Afghanistan	5K	Ishkashimi	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Sau Frontier	Afghanistan	5K	Savi	0%	0%
Sanglechi Frontier	Afghanistan	5K	Sanglechi	0%	0%
Balkar Frontier	Kazakhstan	5K	Karachay-Balkar	0%	< 0.1%
Sinte Roma	Kazakhstan	5K	Sinte Romani	2.1%	67.9%
Nuristani Tregami Frontier	Afghanistan	5K	Tregami	0%	0%
Eastern Yiddish-speaking Jew Frontier	Kazakhstan	4K	Eastern Yiddish	3.5%	4.2%
Pahlavani Frontier	Afghanistan	4K	Dari	0%	0%
Wotapuri-Katarqalai Frontier	Afghanistan	4K	Northern Pashto	0%	0%
Karachay Frontier	Kyrgyzstan	4K	Karachay-Balkar	0%	0%
Nuristani Urmuri Frontier	Afghanistan	4K	Southern Pashto	0%	0%
Nuristani Malakhel Frontier	Afghanistan	4K	Dari	0%	0%
Changgar Frontier	Afghanistan	3K	Western Punjabi	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Sikh Khatri Frontier	Afghanistan	3K	Eastern Punjabi	0%	0%
Garwi Kohistani Frontier	Afghanistan	2K	Gawri	0%	0%
Komi-permiak	Uzbekistan	2K	Komi-Permyak	1.2%	43%
Tabasaran Frontier	Uzbekistan	2K	Tabasaran	0%	0%
Hemshin Frontier	Kyrgyzstan	1K	Turkish	< 0.1%	0.1%
Russian Buryat	Uzbekistan	1K	Russian Buryat	< 0.1%	1%
Shumashti Frontier	Afghanistan	1K	Shumashti	0%	0%
Shor Tatar	Uzbekistan	800	Shor	0.5%	30%
Karaite Jew Frontier	Kazakhstan	600	Karaim	0%	0%
Bukharan Jew Frontier	Uzbekistan	500	English	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Nogai Tatar Frontier	Kazakhstan	500	Nogai	0%	0%
Ili Turk Frontier	Kyrgyzstan	300	Ili Turki	0%	0%

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