Country: Uzbekistan

Number of People Groups

59

People Groups Unreached

34 (57.6%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

35,105,000

Population in Unreached

33,852,000 (96.4%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

2.34%

% Evangelical

0.19%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

4.4%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Arab, Uzbeki 1,200 29,000 Arabic, Uzbeki Islam 0.60 % 0.50 % 1
 Armenian 69,000 5,691,000 Armenian, Western Christianity 94.00 % 8.70 % -
 Avar 1,400 1,133,000 Avar Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Azerbaijani 63,000 9,063,000 Azerbaijani, North Islam 0.10 % 0.02 % 1
 Balkar 900 130,000 Karachay-Balkar Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Bashkir 49,000 1,669,000 Bashkort Islam 4.00 % 0.50 % 1
 Belarusian 22,000 9,058,000 Belarusian Christianity 70.00 % 1.30 % -
 Bulgarian 2,500 6,706,000 Bulgarian Christianity 80.00 % 1.90 % -
 Buriat, Russian 1,100 462,000 Buriat, Russia Buddhism 7.00 % 0.50 % -
 Chechen 1,800 1,952,000 Chechen Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Chuvash 14,000 1,111,000 Chuvash Christianity 38.00 % 1.00 % -
 Dargin 2,800 641,000 Dargwa Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Deaf 176,000 49,661,000 Language unknown Islam 0.75 % 4
 Dungan 1,900 156,000 Dungan Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Estonian 1,400 1,119,000 Estonian, Standard Non-Religious 45.00 % 4.90 % -
 Georgian 6,600 3,236,000 Georgian Christianity 79.00 % 1.50 % -
 German 18,000 67,019,000 German, Standard Christianity 75.00 % 1.50 % -
 Greek 5,600 10,398,000 Greek Christianity 91.00 % 0.40 % -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 1,400 931,685,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious 8.00 % 5.70 % -
 Ingush 800 536,000 Ingush Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Jewish, Bukharan 500 141,000 Bukharic Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Kabardian 1,600 1,982,000 Kabardian Islam 8.00 % 1.00 % -
 Kalmyk-Oirat 900 653,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism 1.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Karakalpak, Black Hat 768,000 924,000 Karakalpak Islam 0.40 % 0.40 % 15
 Kazakh 870,000 16,737,000 Kazakh Islam 0.20 % 0.15 % 17
  Totals:  59 35,105,000         34 2.34 % 0.19 % 696 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 59,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 35,164,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
Andijon 3,241,000
Bukhoro 2,015,000
Ferghana 3,896,000
Jizzakh 1,422,000
Karakalpakstan 1,987,000
Kashkadarya 3,376,000
Khorezm 1,942,000
Namangan 2,898,000
Navoi 1,030,000
Samarkand 3,991,000
Sirdaryo 877,000
Surkhandarya 2,690,000
Tashkent 3,091,000
Tashkent City 2,649,000
Provinces:  14 35,105,000
UN Country Population 35,164,000
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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
Gospel
Tract
Online
Arabic, Uzbeki auz 1 1 Unspecified
Armenian hye 1 0 Complete Bible
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Avar ava 1 1 New Testament
Azerbaijani, North azj 1 1 Complete Bible
Bashkort bak 1 1 Complete Bible
Belarusian bel 1 0 Complete Bible
Bukharic bhh 1 1 Bible Portions
Bulgarian bul 1 0 Complete Bible
Buriat, Russia bxr 1 0 Complete Bible
Chechen che 1 1 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Chuvash chv 1 0 Complete Bible
Crimean Tatar crh 1 1 Complete Bible
Dargwa dar 1 1 Bible Portions
Dungan dng 1 1 Bible Portions
Erzya myv 1 0 New Testament
Estonian, Standard ekk 1 0 Complete Bible
Georgian kat 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Ingush inh 1 1 Bible Portions
Kabardian kbd 1 0 New Testament
Kalmyk-Oirat xal 1 1 New Testament
Karachay-Balkar krc 1 1 New Testament
Karakalpak kaa 1 1 Complete Bible
Kazakh kaz 1 1 Complete Bible
Khakas kjh 1 0 Unspecified
Komi-Permyak koi 1 0 New Testament
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Kumyk kum 1 1 New Testament
Kurdish, Northern kmr 1 1 Complete Bible
Kyrgyz kir 1 1 Complete Bible
Lak lbe 1 1 Bible Portions
Latvian, Standard lvs 1 0 Complete Bible
Lezgi lez 1 1 New Testament
Lithuanian lit 1 0 Complete Bible
Ossetic oss 1 0 Complete Bible
Parsi-Dari prd 1 1 Unspecified
Parya paq 1 1 Unspecified
Pashto, Northern pbu 1 1 Complete Bible
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Polish pol 1 0 Complete Bible
Romanian ron 1 0 Complete Bible
Russian rus 1 0 Complete Bible
Shor cjs 1 0 Bible Portions
Tabasaran tab 1 1 New Testament
Tajik tgk 2 2 Complete Bible
Tatar tat 1 1 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Turkmen tuk 1 1 Complete Bible
Udmurt udm 1 0 Complete Bible
Ukrainian ukr 1 0 Complete Bible
Unknown xxx 1 1 Unspecified
Uyghur uig 1 1 Complete Bible
Uzbek, Northern uzn 2 2 Complete Bible
Totals: 57 59 34   45 48 52 42 26
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Uzbekistan Statistics
People Groups 59
Unreached People Groups 34  (57.6%)
Population 35,105,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.3%
Population in Unreached 33,852,000  (96.4%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 2.3%
Percent Evangelical 0.2%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 4.4%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 696
Country Progress Level 1
Urbanization 50%
Continent Asia
Region Asia, Central
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code UZ
Official Language(s) Uzbek, NorthernRussian
Literacy Rate 99%
Estimated Illiterate Population 351,000
Persecution Ranking 25 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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