Caucasus People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Caucasus What is a People Cluster?

Population

13,997,000

0.8% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

179

Unreached Groups (by Country)

126

Affinity Bloc

Eurasian Peoples

Cluster Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
☀︎
= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Abaza	72,000	3	3	100.0 %	72,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.1 %	0.0 %	3
	Abkhaz	190,000	6	2	33.3 %	175,000	91.9 %	2 ●	Islam	5.5 %	0.1 %	4
	Adyghe	686,000	11	11	100.0 %	686,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	19
	Aghul	34,000	1	1	100.0 %	34,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Akhvakh	6,800	1	1	100.0 %	6,800	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Akkin	100,000	1	1	100.0 %	100,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Andalal	70,000	1	1	100.0 %	70,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Andi	30,000	1	1	100.0 %	30,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Antsukh	60,000	1	1	100.0 %	60,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Archi	2,000	1	1	100.0 %	2,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.2 %	0.2 %	1
	Avar	1,131,000	7	7	100.0 %	1,131,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	27
	Bagvalal	6,500	1	1	100.0 %	6,500	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Balkar	130,000	5	5	100.0 %	130,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.1 %	0.0 %	6
	Batlukh-Gid	40,000	1	1	100.0 %	40,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Batsi	1,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Bezhta	9,900	2	2	100.0 %	9,900	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.1 %	0.1 %	2
	Botlikh	7,200	1	1	100.0 %	7,200	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Budug	2,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	4.0 %	3.5 %	-1 -
	Chamalal	9,900	1	1	100.0 %	9,900	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Chechen	1,948,000	16	16	100.0 %	1,948,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	49
	Cherkess	115,000	1	1	100.0 %	115,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Chirag / Amuq	3,000	1	1	100.0 %	3,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.4 %	0.4 %	1
	Dargin	638,000	7	7	100.0 %	638,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	18
	Didoi, Tsez	19,000	2	2	100.0 %	19,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Digor	100,000	1	1	100.0 %	100,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Georgian	3,228,000	25	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	86.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Ghunzib	2,800	2	2	100.0 %	2,800	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Ginukh	600	1	1	100.0 %	600	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.3 %	0.3 %	1
	Godoberi	7,000	1	1	100.0 %	7,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Inghiloi	39,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	10.0 %	0.3 %	-1 -
	Ingush	534,000	3	3	100.0 %	534,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	12
	Kabardian	1,989,000	8	7	87.5 %	1,987,000	99.9 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	41
	Kaitag	21,000	1	1	100.0 %	21,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Karachay	250,000	4	4	100.0 %	250,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	8
	Karata	6,700	1	1	100.0 %	6,700	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Khinalug	4,100	1	1	100.0 %	4,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.5 %	1.4 %	1
	Khvarshi	5,000	1	1	100.0 %	5,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Kist	11,000	2	2	100.0 %	11,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.2 %	0.2 %	2
	Kryz	13,000	1	1	100.0 %	13,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.7 %	0.7 %	1
	Kubachi	7,000	1	1	100.0 %	7,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.1 %	0.1 %	1
	Lak	188,000	7	7	100.0 %	188,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	9
	Laz, Lazuri	108,000	3	3	100.0 %	108,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.0 %	0.2 %	4
	Lezgin	893,000	9	9	100.0 %	893,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	24
	Mingrelian	289,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	1.4 %	-1 -
	Murego-Gubden	39,000	1	1	100.0 %	39,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Ossette	643,000	10	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	56.5 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Rutul	55,000	2	2	100.0 %	55,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1 %	0.1 %	2
	Shapsug, Circassian	1,900	1	1	100.0 %	1,900	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Svanetian, Mushwan	13,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Tabasaran	153,000	4	4	100.0 %	153,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1 %	0.1 %	6
	Tindin	10,000	1	1	100.0 %	10,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tsakhur	44,000	2	2	100.0 %	44,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1 %	0.1 %	2
	Tsudakar	20,000	1	1	100.0 %	20,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Udin	13,000	6	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	96.7 %	0.4 %	-1 -
Totals:	54 Peoples (across countries)	13,997,000	179	126	70.4 %	9,753,000	69.7 %	●	Islam	24.6%	0.4%	271

* 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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