Country: Turkmenistan
People Groups
Total
49
People Groups Unreached
30 (61.2%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
16 (32.7%)
Population
Total
7,539,000
Population in Unreached
7,160,000 (95.0%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
6,224,000 (82.6%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aimaq | 315,000 | 2,378,000 | 5 | Aimaq | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 6 | |
|
Armenian | 107,000 | 6,055,000 | 54 | Armenian, Western | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Avar | 1,200 | 1,016,000 | 6 | Avar | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Azerbaijani | 63,000 | 9,239,000 | 20 | Azerbaijani, North | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Baloch, Western | 63,000 | 1,373,000 | 4 | Balochi, Western | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Bashkir | 10,000 | 1,661,000 | 8 | Bashkort | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Belarusian | 6,400 | 8,632,000 | 30 | Belarusian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Brahui | 1,500 | 786,000 | 4 | Brahui | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Bulgarian | 900 | 6,769,000 | 41 | Bulgarian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Buriat, Russian | 700 | 461,000 | 4 | Buriat, Russia | Buddhism |
4
|
2-5% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Chechen | 1,200 | 2,016,000 | 17 | Chechen | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Chinese, general | 3,700 | 15,513,000 | 64 | Chinese, Mandarin | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Chuvash | 4,500 | 1,110,000 | 9 | Chuvash | Christianity |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Dargin | 3,800 | 640,000 | 7 | Dargwa | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Deaf | 18,000 | 27,577,000 | 218 | ● | Language unknown | Unknown |
1
|
-1 Unknown | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Gagauz | 700 | 215,000 | 9 | Gagauz | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Georgian | 2,200 | 3,299,000 | 26 | Georgian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
German | 2,400 | 67,340,000 | 80 | German, Standard | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 900 | 10,117,000 | 71 | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Jewish, Russian | 800 | 1,619,000 | 6 | Russian | Ethnic Religions |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Karakalpak | 7,200 | 996,000 | 8 | Karakalpak | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Kazakh | 37,000 | 17,986,000 | 26 | Kazakh | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Korean | 1,300 | 80,317,000 | 59 | Korean | Non-Religious |
5
|
10-50% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Kumyk | 700 | 569,000 | 6 | Kumyk | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 63,000 | 17,558,000 | 35 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
| Totals: 49 | 7,539,000 | 30 ◼︎ (16 ✸︎) | 0.11 % | 3.86 % | 161 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 80,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 7,619,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Ahal | 1,120,000 |
| Aşgabat | 1,039,000 |
| Balkan | 660,000 |
| Dashoguz | 1,311,000 |
| Lebap | 1,590,000 |
| Mary | 1,764,000 |
| Provinces: 6 | 7,484,000 |
| UN Country Population | 7,619,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
YouVersion Bible Resources |
Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources |
Jesus Film Online |
Global Recordings Resources |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aimaq | aiq | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Avar | ava | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Azerbaijani, North | azj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Balochi, Western | bgn | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bashkort | bak | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Belarusian | bel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brahui | brh | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Buriat, Russia | bxr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chechen | che | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuvash | chv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Crimean Tatar | crh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Dargwa | dar | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Erzya | myv | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Gagauz | gag | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Karakalpak | kaa | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kazakh | kaz | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kumyk | kum | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kyrgyz | kir | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lak | lbe | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Language Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lezgi | lez | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Lithuanian | lit | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Mari, Meadow | mhr | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ossetic | oss | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Pashto, Northern | pbu | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Pashto, Southern | pbt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romanian | ron | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tabasaran | tab | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tajik | tgk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tatar | tat | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkmen | tuk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Udmurt | udm | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Uyghur | uig | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Uzbek, Northern | uzn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 48 | 49 | 30 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 38 | 20 | 19 |
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| People Groups | 49 |
| Unreached People Groups | 30 (61.2%) |
| Population | 7,539,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.2% |
| Population in Unreached | 7,160,000 (95.0%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 3.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.1% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 161 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Asia, Central |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | TX |
| Official Language(s) | Turkmen | Russian |
| Literacy Rate | 100% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 0 |
| Persecution Ranking | 29 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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