Country: Uzbekistan
People Groups
Total
59
People Groups Unreached
34 (57.6%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
22 (37.3%)
Population
Total
36,725,000
Population in Unreached
35,402,000 (96.4%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
32,784,000 (89.3%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arab, Uzbeki | 1,200 | 34,000 | 7 | ● | Arabic, Uzbeki | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Armenian | 73,000 | 6,055,000 | 54 | Armenian, Western | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Avar | 1,400 | 1,016,000 | 6 | Avar | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Azerbaijani | 74,000 | 9,239,000 | 20 | Azerbaijani, North | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Balkar | 900 | 131,000 | 5 | Karachay-Balkar | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Bashkir | 48,000 | 1,661,000 | 8 | Bashkort | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Belarusian | 22,000 | 8,632,000 | 30 | Belarusian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Bulgarian | 2,600 | 6,769,000 | 41 | Bulgarian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Buriat, Russian | 1,200 | 461,000 | 4 | Buriat, Russia | Buddhism |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Chechen | 1,900 | 2,016,000 | 17 | Chechen | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Chuvash | 15,000 | 1,110,000 | 9 | Chuvash | Christianity |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Dargin | 2,900 | 640,000 | 7 | Dargwa | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Deaf | 22,000 | 27,577,000 | 218 | ● | Language unknown | Unknown |
1
|
-1 Unknown | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Dungan | 2,000 | 183,000 | 5 | Dungan | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Estonian | 1,500 | 1,137,000 | 23 | Estonian, Standard | Non-Religious |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Georgian | 7,000 | 3,299,000 | 26 | Georgian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
German | 19,000 | 67,340,000 | 80 | German, Standard | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 5,900 | 10,117,000 | 71 | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 1,400 | 925,156,000 | 55 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious |
4
|
5-10% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Ingush | 900 | 536,000 | 3 | Ingush | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Bukharan | 500 | 144,000 | 3 | Bukharic | Ethnic Religions |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Kabardian | 1,700 | 1,250,000 | 8 | Kabardian | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Kalmyk-Oirat | 1,000 | 524,000 | 7 | Kalmyk-Oirat | Buddhism |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Karakalpak | 809,000 | 996,000 | 8 | ● | Karakalpak | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 16 |
|
Kazakh | 917,000 | 17,986,000 | 26 | Kazakh | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 18 | |
| Totals: 59 | 36,725,000 | 34 ◼︎ (22 ✸︎) | 0.19 % | 2.35 % | 726 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 328,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 37,053,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Andijon | 3,366,000 |
| Bukhoro | 2,093,000 |
| Ferghana | 4,046,000 |
| Jizzakh | 1,477,000 |
| Karakalpakstan | 2,063,000 |
| Kashkadarya | 3,506,000 |
| Khorezm | 2,017,000 |
| Namangan | 3,010,000 |
| Navoi | 1,070,000 |
| Samarkand | 4,145,000 |
| Sirdaryo | 911,000 |
| Surkhandarya | 2,794,000 |
| Tashkent | 3,211,000 |
| Tashkent City | 2,751,000 |
| Provinces: 14 | 36,460,000 |
| UN Country Population | 37,053,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Uzbeki | auz | 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 |
| 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 |
| Bukharic | bhh | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -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 | 0 | 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 |
| Dungan | dng | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Erzya | myv | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Estonian, Standard | ekk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ingush | inh | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kabardian | kbd | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kalmyk-Oirat | xal | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Karachay-Balkar | krc | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 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 |
| Khakas | kjh | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Komi-Permyak | koi | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 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 |
| Latvian, Standard | lvs | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| Parsi-Dari | prd | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Parya | paq | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Pashto, Northern | pbu | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shor | cjs | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tabasaran | tab | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tajik | tgk | 2 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 57 | 59 | 34 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 41 | 20 | 21 |
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| People Groups | 59 |
| Unreached People Groups | 34 (57.6%) |
| Population | 36,725,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.3% |
| Population in Unreached | 35,402,000 (96.4%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 2.4% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.2% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 726 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Asia, Central |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | UZ |
| Official Language(s) | Uzbek, Northern | Russian |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 367,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 25 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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