Caucasus People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster:
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Population

12,465,000

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

149

Unreached Groups (by Country)

113

Affinity Bloc

Eurasian Peoples

Cluster Progress

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Abaza	71,000	3	3	100.0 %	71,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	3
	Abkhaz	177,000	6	3	50.0 %	169,000	95.5 %	Islam	1	0-0.1% ●	2-5% ●	5
	Adyghe	489,000	10	10	100.0 %	489,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	15
	Aghul	34,000	1	1	100.0 %	34,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Akhvakh	6,800	1	1	100.0 %	6,800	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Akkin	100,000	1	1	100.0 %	100,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Andi	30,000	1	1	100.0 %	30,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Archi	2,000	1	1	100.0 %	2,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Avar	790,000	1	1	100.0 %	790,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	16
	Avar, Andalal / Qarakh	70,000	1	1	100.0 %	70,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Avar, Antsukh	60,000	1	1	100.0 %	60,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Avar, Batlukh-Gid	40,000	1	1	100.0 %	40,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Avar, Zaqatala	51,000	1	1	100.0 %	51,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Bagulal	6,500	1	1	100.0 %	6,500	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Balkar	126,000	5	5	100.0 %	126,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	6
	Batsi	1,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Bezhta	9,900	2	2	100.0 %	9,900	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Botlikh	7,200	1	1	100.0 %	7,200	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Budug	2,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Islam	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Chamalal	9,900	1	1	100.0 %	9,900	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Chechen	1,740,000	13	13	100.0 %	1,740,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	41
	Cherkess, Kabardian	565,000	1	1	100.0 %	565,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	11
	Chirag	3,000	1	1	100.0 %	3,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Dargin	443,000	5	5	100.0 %	443,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	13
	Didoi, Tsez	19,000	2	2	100.0 %	19,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Digor	100,000	1	1	100.0 %	100,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Georgian	3,209,000	13	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Ghunzib	2,800	2	2	100.0 %	2,800	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Ginukh	600	1	1	100.0 %	600	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Godoberi	7,000	1	1	100.0 %	7,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Inghiloi	39,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Islam	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Ingush	529,000	2	2	100.0 %	529,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	11
	Kabardian	1,180,000	7	7	100.0 %	1,180,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	25
	Kaitag	21,000	1	1	100.0 %	21,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Karachay	336,000	4	4	100.0 %	336,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	9
	Karata	6,700	1	1	100.0 %	6,700	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Khinalug	4,100	1	1	100.0 %	4,100	100.0 %	Islam	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Khvarshin	5,000	1	1	100.0 %	5,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Kist	11,000	2	2	100.0 %	11,000	100.0 %	Islam	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Kryz	13,000	1	1	100.0 %	13,000	100.0 %	Islam	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Kubachi	7,000	1	1	100.0 %	7,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Lak	173,000	7	7	100.0 %	173,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	9
	Lezgin	636,000	9	9	100.0 %	636,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	18
	Mingrelian	295,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Murego-Gubden	39,000	1	1	100.0 %	39,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Ossette	696,000	9	1	11.1 %	529,000	76.0 %	Islam	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	11
	Rutul	51,000	2	2	100.0 %	51,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Shapsug, Circassian	1,900	1	1	100.0 %	1,900	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Svanetian, Mushwan	14,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Tabasaran	152,000	4	4	100.0 %	152,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	6
	Tindi	10,000	1	1	100.0 %	10,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tsakhur	42,000	2	2	100.0 %	42,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	2
	Tsudakar	20,000	1	1	100.0 %	20,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Udin	13,000	6	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
Totals:	54 Peoples Across Countries	12,465,000	149	113	75.8 %	8,718,000	69.9 %	Islam	46 ◼︎ (42 ✸︎)	0.4% ●	25.0% ●	228

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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