Ethnic People Groups of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Adyghe	300		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Adyghe	0P Adyghe	1	0T
Adyghe, Kabardian	1,300		1.00 %	8.00 %		2.2	Islam	Kabardian	0P Adyghe, Kabardian	1	0T
Arab, Uzbeki	4,000	Y	0.50 %	0.60 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken	1	0M Arab, Uzbeki of Uzbekistan	1
Armenian	34,000		8.70 %	94.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Armenian	0P Armenian	1	0T
Avar	1,100		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Avar	0P Avar	1	1
Azerbaijani, North	63,000		0.02 %	0.10 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Azerbaijani, North	0P Azerbaijani, North	0M Azerbaijani, North of Uzbekistan	0T
Balkar	700		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Karachay-Balkar	0P Balkar	1	0T
Bashkir, Bashkort	50,000		0.50 %	4.00 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Bashkort	0P Bashkir, Bashkort	0M Bashkir, Bashkort of Uzbekistan	0T
Belorusian	14,000		1.30 %	70.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Belarusan	0P Belorusian	1	1
Bulgarian	2,000		1.90 %	80.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Bulgarian	0P Bulgarian	1	0T
Buriat	900		0.50 %	7.00 %		2.2	Buddhism	Buriat, Russia	0P Buriat	1	0T
Chechen	1,400		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Chechen	0P Chechen	1	0T
Chuvash	14,000		1.00 %	38.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Chuvash	0P Chuvash	1	1
Darginian	2,900		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Dargwa	0P Darginian	1	1
Deaf		Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Language Unknown	0P Deaf	1	1
Dungan	1,900		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Dungan	0P Dungan	0M Dungan of Uzbekistan	0T
Georgian	6,700		1.50 %	79.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Georgian	0P Georgian	1	0T
German, Volga German	14,000		1.50 %	75.00 %		2.2	Christianity	German, Standard	0P German, Volga German	1	1
Greek	4,500		0.40 %	91.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Greek	0P Greek	1	0T
Gypsy, Domari, Luli	11,000		1.00 %	10.00 %		2.2	Islam	Domari	0P Gypsy, Domari, Luli	1	0T
Ingush	700		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Ingush	0P Ingush	1	1
Jew, Bukharic	4,600	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Ethnic Religions	Bukharic	0P Jew, Bukharic	1	0T
Judeo-Crimean Tatar	600		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Ethnic Religions	Krimchak	1	1	1
Kalmyk-Oirat	700		0.00 %	1.00 %	Y	1.1	Buddhism	Kalmyk-Oirat	0P Kalmyk-Oirat	1	0T
Karachai	500		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Karachay-Balkar	0P Karachai	1	0T
Karakalpak, Black Hat	522,000	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Karakalpak	0P Karakalpak, Black Hat	0M Karakalpak, Black Hat of Uzbekistan	0T
Kazakh	1,154,000		0.15 %	0.20 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Kazakh	0P Kazakh	0M Kazakh of Uzbekistan	0T
Khemshin, Kemshili	1,400		0.50 %	8.00 %		2.2	Islam	Armenian	1	1	1
Komi-Permyat	900		1.00 %	42.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Komi-Permyak	1	1	1
Komi-Zyrian	800		1.00 %	33.00 %		2.2	Ethnic Religions	Komi-Zyrian	1	1	1
Korean	262,000		16.80 %	32.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Korean	0P Korean	1	0T
Kumyk	1,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Kumyk	0P Kumyk	1	0T
Kurd, Kurmanji	2,600		0.10 %	0.20 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Kurdish, Northern	0P Kurd, Kurmanji	1	0T
Kyrgyz	250,000		0.10 %	0.30 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Kyrgyz	0P Kyrgyz	0M Kyrgyz of Uzbekistan	0T
Lak	4,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Lak	0P Lak	0M Lak of Uzbekistan	0T
Lezgian	4,400		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Lezgi	0P Lezgian	1	1
Lithuanian	2,300		1.10 %	85.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Lithuanian	0P Lithuanian	1	1
Mari, Low	4,200		1.00 %	80.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Mari, Meadow	1	1	1
Moldavian	4,200		3.70 %	73.00 %		3.1	Christianity	Romanian	0P Moldavian	1	1
Mordvinian	11,000		1.00 %	55.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Erzya	0P Mordvinian	1	1
Nogai, Nogay	200		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Nogai	0P Nogai, Nogay	1	0T
Ossete	8,300		1.00 %	40.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Ossetic	1	1	0T
Parsee	2,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Other / Small	Parsi	0P Parsee	1	0T
Parya	1,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Parya	0P Parya	1	0T
Pashtun, Northern	2,400		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Pashto, Northern	0P Pashtun, Northern	1	0T
Persian	35,000		0.20 %	0.50 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Persian, Iranian	0P Persian	1	0T
Polish	2,800		0.30 %	90.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Polish	0P Polish	1	1
Russian	564,000		1.20 %	68.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Russian	0P Russian	1	1
South Asian, general	1,100		0.00 %	1.00 %	Y	1.1	Hinduism	Hindi	0P South Asian, general	1	0T
Tabassarian	700		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Tabassaran	0P Tabassarian	1	0T
Tajik	1,333,000		0.05 %	0.10 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Tajiki	0P Tajik	0M Tajik of Uzbekistan	0T
Tatar	668,000		0.15 %	0.30 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Tatar	0P Tatar	0M Tatar of Uzbekistan	0T
Tatar, Crimean	5,000	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Crimean Tatar	0P Tatar, Crimean	0M Tatar, Crimean of Uzbekistan	0T
Tatar, Khakass, Yenisei	400		1.00 %	55.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Khakas	0P Tatar, Khakass, Yenisei	1	0T
Tatar, Shorian	400		1.10 %	75.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Shor	0P Tatar, Shorian	1	1
Turk, Meskhetian	1,300		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Turkish	0P Turk, Meskhetian	0M Turk, Meskhetian of Uzbekistan	0T
Turkmen, Turkoman	174,000		0.00 %	0.05 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Turkmen	0P Turkmen, Turkoman	0M Turkmen, Turkoman of Uzbekistan	0T
Udmurt	3,500		1.00 %	58.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Udmurt	0P Udmurt	1	0T
Ukrainian	37,000		3.80 %	79.00 %		3.1	Christianity	Ukrainian	0P Ukrainian	1	0T
Uyghur	51,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Uyghur	0P Uyghur	0M Uyghur of Uzbekistan	0T
Uzbek, Northern	22,404,000	Y	0.01 %	0.01 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Uzbek, Northern	0P Uzbek, Northern	0M Uzbek, Northern of Uzbekistan	0T
Vietnamese	300		1.80 %	9.00 %		2.2	Buddhism	Vietnamese	0P Vietnamese	1	1
Total People Groups: 62	27,757,000	6			36	1.2			55	15	41
Unclassified / Other Individuals	449,000
UN Country Population (2013)	28,206,000

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Uzbekistan –

% of People Groups ^[1]

% of Population in People Group ^{[1] [2]}


Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population ^[2]

	Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached	36	58.1 %	26,750,000	96.4 %
	Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church	22	35.5 %	670,000	2.4 %
	Level 3 - Established / Significant Church	4	6.5 %	337,000	1.2 %

Totals		62		27,757,000

NOTES:

Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% of Population in People Group: The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.

Uzbekistan – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Adyghe 300	© Copyrighted Photo Adyghe, Kabardian 1,300	Armenian 34,000	Avar 1,100	Azerbaijani, North 63,000	Balkar 700
© Copyrighted Photo Bashkir, Bashkort 50,000	Belorusian 14,000	Bulgarian 2,000	© Copyrighted Photo Buriat 900	Chechen 1,400	Chuvash 14,000
© Copyrighted Photo Darginian 2,900	Deaf Unknown	© Copyrighted Photo Dungan 1,900	Georgian 6,700	German, Volga German 14,000	Greek 4,500
© Copyrighted Photo Gypsy, Domari, Luli 11,000	© Copyrighted Photo Ingush 700	© Copyrighted Photo Jew, Bukharic 4,600	© Copyrighted Photo Kalmyk-Oirat 700	Karachai 500	Karakalpak, Black Hat 522,000
Kazakh 1,154,000	Korean 262,000	© Copyrighted Photo Kumyk 1,000	Kurd, Kurmanji 2,600	Kyrgyz 250,000	Lak 4,000
Lezgian 4,400	Lithuanian 2,300	© Copyrighted Photo Moldavian 4,200	Mordvinian 11,000	© Copyrighted Photo Nogai, Nogay 200	© Copyrighted Photo Parsee 2,000
Parya 1,000	Pashtun, Northern 2,400	Persian 35,000	Polish 2,800	© Copyrighted Photo Russian 564,000	South Asian, general 1,100
Tabassarian 700	Tajik 1,333,000	© Copyrighted Photo Tatar 668,000	Tatar, Crimean 5,000	Tatar, Khakass, Yenisei 400	Tatar, Shorian 400
Turk, Meskhetian 1,300	Turkmen, Turkoman 174,000	© Copyrighted Photo Udmurt 3,500	Ukrainian 37,000	Uyghur 51,000	© Copyrighted Photo Uzbek, Northern 22,404,000
© Copyrighted Photo Vietnamese 300
Uzbekistan People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Uzbekistan – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Adyghe	ady	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken	auz	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	0
Armenian	hye	2	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Avar	ava	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	0
Azerbaijani, North	azj	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Bashkort	bak	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	1	1
Belarusan	bel	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Bukharic	bhh	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	1
Bulgarian	bul	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Buriat, Russia	bxr	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	1
Chechen	che	1	1	Complete	0	1	0	0	1
Chuvash	chv	1	0	NT	0	1	0	1	1
Crimean Tatar	crh	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Dargwa	dar	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	1	1
Domari	rmt	1	0	None	1	1	1	0	1
Dungan	dng	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	1	1
Erzya	myv	1	0	NT	0	1	0	1	1
Georgian	kat	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
German, Standard	deu	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Greek	ell	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	hin	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Ingush	inh	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	1	1
Kabardian	kbd	1	0	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Kalmyk-Oirat	xal	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Karachay-Balkar	krc	2	2	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Karakalpak	kaa	1	1	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Kazakh	kaz	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Khakas	kjh	1	0	NT	0	1	0	1	1
Komi-Permyak	koi	1	0	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Komi-Zyrian	kpv	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	1	1
Korean	kor	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Krimchak	jct	1	1	Need?	1	1	1	1	1
Kumyk	kum	1	1	NT	0	0	0	0	0
Kurdish, Northern	kmr	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Kyrgyz	kir	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Lak	lbe	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	1	1
Lezgi	lez	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Lithuanian	lit	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Mari, Meadow	mhr	1	0	NT	0	1	0	1	0
Nogai	nog	1	1	NT	0	1	1	1	1
Ossetic	oss	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Parsi	prp	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	1
Parya	paq	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	1
Pashto, Northern	pbu	1	1	Complete	0	1	0	0	1
Persian, Iranian	pes	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Polish	pol	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Romanian	ron	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	rus	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Shor	cjs	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
Tabassaran	tab	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Tajiki	tgk	1	1	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Tatar	tat	1	1	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Turkish	tur	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Turkmen	tuk	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Udmurt	udm	1	0	NT	0	1	0	1	1
Ukrainian	ukr	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Uyghur	uig	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Uzbek, Northern	uzn	1	1	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Vietnamese	vie	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	59	61	35		53	24	51	41	20

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Uzbekistan –

Major Religions ^{[1] [3]}

Evangelicals: 0.2 %
(subset of Christianity)

Christianity Segments ^{[2] [3]}

(Evangelicals distributed across
Christianity Segments)

% Evangelical and % Christian Adherent Trends ^[4]

NOTES:

Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% Evangelical and % Christian Adherent Trends: Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
Zero percent data values may also mean unknown or unavailable.

Uzbekistan – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Uzbekistan. Ministries in the Uzbekistan section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Central Asia section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
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Uzbekistan – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	27,757,000
Percent Urbanization	36 %
Total People Groups	62
Unreached People Groups	36
Region	Central Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Official National Language	Uzbek, Northern
Secondary National Language	Russian
Primary Religion	Islam
Percent Christian Adherent	2.1% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	0.2% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	1.2
Persecution Ranking	16 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.654 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links

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Notes

[1] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

[2] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.


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