Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical | Est. Workers Needed * |
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Aimaq | 1,100 | 2,257,000 | Aimaq | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Tajiki | 1,500 | 21,000 | ● | Arabic, Tajiki Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Arab, Uzbeki | 5,400 | 29,000 | Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Armenian | 9,700 | 5,679,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 90.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Baloch, Western | 6,900 | 1,364,000 | Balochi, Western | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Bashkir | 8,900 | 1,669,000 | Bashkort | Islam | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
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Belarusian | 7,000 | 9,095,000 | Belarusian | Christianity | 3 ● | 65.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Chinese, general | 1,000 | 15,879,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 2 ● | 10.00 % | 0.00 % | -1 - | |
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Chuvash | 4,200 | 1,112,000 | Chuvash | Christianity | 3 ● | 55.00 % | 1.80 % | -1 - | |
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Deaf | 82,000 | 49,661,000 | ● | Language unknown | Islam | 1 ● | 1.04 % | -1 | 2 |
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Georgian | 1,500 | 3,106,000 | Georgian | Christianity | 3 ● | 88.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Ghami | 33,000 | 33,000 | ● | Tajik | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Hazara | 1,800 | 4,450,000 | Hazaragi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Ishkashimi | 1,800 | 5,200 | ● | Ishkashimi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kataghan | 9,700 | 9,700 | Uzbek, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kazakh | 800 | 16,737,000 | Kazakh | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Khik (Wakhi) | 21,000 | 124,000 | ● | Wakhi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Korean | 800 | 81,888,000 | Korean | Non-Religious | 5 ● | 23.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
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Kulobi | 882,000 | 882,000 | ● | Tajik | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 18 |
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Kyrgyz | 74,000 | 5,957,000 | Kyrgyz | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Lak | 2,300 | 187,000 | Lak | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.80 % | 1 | |
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Lyuli | 4,900 | 24,000 | ● | Tajik | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Parsee | 2,800 | 172,000 | Parsi-Dari | Other / Small | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Parya | 4,800 | 6,500 | ● | Parya | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Pashtun | 5,100 | 40,328,000 | Pashto, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Pashtun, Southern | 35,000 | 5,026,000 | Pashto, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Persian | 600 | 46,297,000 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Romani, Domari | 3,300 | 1,947,000 | ● | Russian | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Russian | 29,000 | 135,461,000 | Russian | Christianity | 3 ● | 61.00 % | 1.50 % | -1 - | |
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Sanglechi | 2,000 | 5,000 | ● | Sanglechi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Shughni, Shugnan-Rushan | 92,000 | 141,000 | ● | Shughni | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Tajik | 7,492,000 | 10,774,000 | ● | Tajik | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.05 % | 150 |
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Tatar | 8,300 | 5,727,000 | Tatar | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | 1,800 | 67,115,000 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turkmen | 19,000 | 8,695,000 | Turkmen | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Ukrainian | 1,400 | 31,481,000 | Russian | Christianity | 4 ● | 77.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
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Uzbek, Northern | 1,194,000 | 32,500,000 | Uzbek, Northern | Islam | 1 ● | 0.14 % | 0.13 % | 24 | |
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Yagnob | 31,000 | 31,000 | ● | Tajik | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Yazgul | 11,000 | 11,000 | ● | Yazgulyam | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
Totals: 39 | 10,094,000 | 31 ● | 0.42 % | 0.07 % | 222 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 50,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2023) | 10,144,000 |
Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
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Chatlon, Khatlon | 3,351,000 |
Dushanbe | 866,000 |
Gorno-Badakhshan | 233,000 |
Karotegan | 2,169,000 |
Sugd | 2,720,000 |
Tadzhikistan Territories | 0 |
Provinces: 6 | 9,339,000 |
UN Country Population | 10,144,000 |
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Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
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Aimaq | aiq | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Arabic, Tajiki Spoken | abh | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken | auz | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Balochi, Western | bgn | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Bashkort | bak | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Belarusian | bel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chuvash | chv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hazaragi | haz | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Ishkashimi | isk | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Kazakh | kaz | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Kyrgyz | kir | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Lak | lbe | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Parsi-Dari | prd | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Parya | paq | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Pashto, Northern | pbu | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Pashto, Southern | pbt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Russian | rus | 3 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sanglechi | sgy | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Shughni | sgh | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Tajik | tgk | 5 | 5 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tatar | tat | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Turkmen | tuk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Uzbek, Northern | uzn | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wakhi | wbl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Yazgulyam | yah | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Totals: | 32 | 39 | 31 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 12 |
People Groups | 39 |
Unreached People Groups | 31 (79.5%) |
Population | 10,094,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.2% |
Population in Unreached | 10,039,000 (99.5%) |
Primary Religion | Islam |
Percent Christian Adherent | 0.4% |
Percent Evangelical | 0.1% |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 6.9% |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | 222 |
Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
Urbanization | 27% |
Continent | Asia |
Region | Asia, Central |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Country Code | TI |
Official Language(s) | Tajik | Russian |
Literacy Rate | 99% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 101,000 |
Persecution Ranking | 44 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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