Country: Turkmenistan
People Groups
Total
49
People Groups Unreached
30 (61.2%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
16 (32.7%)
Population
Total
7,578,000
Population in Unreached
7,199,000 (95.0%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
6,224,000 (82.1%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kyrgyz | 1,800 | 6,339,000 | 14 | Kyrgyz | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.70 % | 1 | |
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Lak | 5,700 | 189,000 | 7 | Lak | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Lezgin | 23,000 | 897,000 | 9 | Lezgi | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Lithuanian | 800 | 2,884,000 | 25 | Lithuanian | Christianity | 3 ● | 85.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Mari, Low | 1,100 | 432,000 | 3 | Mari, Meadow | Christianity | 3 ● | 92.00 % | 0.20 % | -1 - | |
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Moldovan | 4,100 | 2,610,000 | 20 | Romanian | Christianity | 4 ● | 73.00 % | 3.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Mordvinian | 5,000 | 108,000 | 9 | Erzya | Christianity | 3 ● | 65.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Ossette | 4,800 | 649,000 | 10 | Ossetic | Christianity | 2 ● | 40.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Pashtun, Northern | 13,000 | 39,485,000 | 18 | Pashto, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Pashtun, Southern | 1,900 | 9,281,000 | 9 | Pashto, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Persian | 20,000 | 48,149,000 | 42 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
|
Polish | 1,100 | 43,154,000 | 45 | Polish | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Russian | 206,000 | 136,004,000 | 70 | Russian | Christianity | 3 ● | 67.00 % | 0.80 % | -1 - | |
|
South Asian, Bengali-speaking | 900 | 2,673,000 | 21 | Bengali | Hinduism | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Tabasaran | 700 | 153,000 | 4 | Tabasaran | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Tajik | 13,000 | 12,436,000 | 20 | Tajik | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Tatar | 104,000 | 5,747,000 | 21 | Tatar | Islam | 1 ● | 0.75 % | 0.10 % | 2 | |
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Tatar, Crimean | 2,100 | 637,000 | 9 | Crimean Tatar | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Turk | 67,000 | 68,472,000 | 68 | Turkish | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Turkmen | 5,782,000 | 8,731,000 | 12 | ● | Turkmen | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.05 % | 0.00 % | 116 |
|
Udmurt | 700 | 402,000 | 6 | Udmurt | Christianity | 3 ● | 56.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Ukrainian | 28,000 | 33,256,000 | 51 | Ukrainian | Christianity | 4 ● | 79.00 % | 3.80 % | -1 - | |
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Uyghur | 2,900 | 12,214,000 | 17 | Uyghur | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Uzbek, Northern | 533,000 | 34,443,000 | 18 | Uzbek, Northern | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.00 % | 11 | |
| Totals: 49 | 7,578,000 | 16 ☀︎ 30 ● | 3.85 % | 0.11 % | 161 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 41,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 7,619,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Ahal | 1,120,000 |
| Aşgabat | 1,039,000 |
| Balkan | 660,000 |
| Dashoguz | 1,311,000 |
| Lebap | 1,590,000 |
| Mary | 1,764,000 |
| Provinces: 6 | 7,484,000 |
| UN Country Population | 7,619,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
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Global Recordings Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aimaq | aiq | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Avar | ava | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Azerbaijani, North | azj | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Balochi, Western | bgn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -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 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brahui | brh | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Buriat, Russia | bxr | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chechen | che | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuvash | chv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Crimean Tatar | crh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dargwa | dar | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Erzya | myv | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Gagauz | gag | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Karakalpak | kaa | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| Kumyk | kum | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 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 |
| Lezgi | lez | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Lithuanian | lit | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mari, Meadow | mhr | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Ossetic | oss | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romanian | ron | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 2 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tabasaran | tab | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tajik | tgk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tatar | tat | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkmen | tuk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Udmurt | udm | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Uyghur | uig | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Uzbek, Northern | uzn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 48 | 49 | 30 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 38 | 19 |
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| People Groups | 49 |
| Unreached People Groups | 30 (61.2%) |
| Population | 7,578,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.2% |
| Population in Unreached | 7,199,000 (95.0%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 3.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.1% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 161 |
| Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Asia, Central |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | TX |
| Official Language(s) | Turkmen | Russian |
| Literacy Rate | 100% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 0 |
| Persecution Ranking | 29 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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