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%)

% Evangelical

0.11%

Progress Scale

Progress Gauge
Map Notes

Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
 Aimaq 315,000 2,378,000 5 Aimaq Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
 Armenian 107,000 6,055,000 54 Armenian, Western Christianity 94.00 % 4.00 % -
 Avar 1,200 1,016,000 6 Avar Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Azerbaijani 63,000 9,239,000 20 Azerbaijani, North Islam 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
 Baloch, Western 63,000 1,373,000 4 Balochi, Western Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Bashkir 10,000 1,661,000 8 Bashkort Islam 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
 Belarusian 6,400 8,632,000 30 Belarusian Christianity 71.00 % 1.30 % -
 Brahui 1,500 726,000 4 Brahui Islam 0.11 % 0.10 % 1
 Bulgarian 900 6,769,000 41 Bulgarian Christianity 80.00 % 1.90 % -
 Buriat, Russian 700 461,000 4 Buriat, Russia Buddhism 6.00 % 3.00 % -
 Chechen 1,200 2,016,000 17 Chechen Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Chinese, general 3,700 16,066,000 64 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 3.30 % 2.00 % 1
 Chuvash 4,500 1,110,000 9 Chuvash Christianity 40.00 % 1.00 % -
 Dargin 3,800 640,000 7 Dargwa Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Deaf 57,000 51,168,000 216 Language unknown Islam 1.83 % 1
 Gagauz 700 211,000 9 Gagauz Christianity 74.00 % 10.00 % -
 Georgian 2,200 3,298,000 25 Georgian Christianity 79.00 % 1.50 % -
 German 2,400 67,725,000 78 German, Standard Christianity 66.00 % 2.10 % -
 Greek 900 10,115,000 70 Greek Christianity 91.00 % 0.40 % -
 Jewish, Russian 800 1,619,000 6 Russian Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Karakalpak 7,200 996,000 8 Karakalpak Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Kazakh 37,000 17,951,000 24 Kazakh Islam 0.80 % 0.00 % 1
 Korean 1,300 80,354,000 51 Korean Non-Religious 31.00 % 16.80 % -
 Kumyk 700 569,000 6 Kumyk Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Kurd, Kurmanji 63,000 17,549,000 33 Kurdish, Northern Islam 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
  Totals:  49 7,578,000           16 ☀︎  30 3.85 % 0.11 % 161 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 41,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 7,619,000                  
  Download   Sources   Definitions
Prayer Cards

Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
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
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
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
God's
Story
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Aimaq aiq 1 1 Unspecified
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Avar ava 1 1 New Testament
Azerbaijani, North azj 1 1 Complete Bible
Balochi, Western bgn 1 1 Bible Portions
Bashkort bak 1 1 Complete Bible
Belarusian bel 1 0 Complete Bible
Bengali ben 1 1 Complete Bible
Brahui brh 1 1 New Testament
Bulgarian bul 1 0 Complete Bible
Buriat, Russia bxr 1 0 Complete Bible
Chechen che 1 1 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 1 Complete Bible
Chuvash chv 1 0 Complete Bible
Crimean Tatar crh 1 1 Complete Bible
Dargwa dar 1 1 Bible Portions
Erzya myv 1 0 New Testament
Gagauz gag 1 0 New Testament
Georgian kat 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Karakalpak kaa 1 1 Complete Bible
Kazakh kaz 1 1 Complete Bible
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
Lezgi lez 1 1 New Testament
Lithuanian lit 1 0 Complete Bible
Mari, Meadow mhr 1 0 New Testament
Ossetic oss 1 0 Complete Bible
Pashto, Northern pbu 1 1 Complete Bible
Pashto, Southern pbt 1 1 Bible Portions
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Polish pol 1 0 Complete Bible
Romanian ron 1 0 Complete Bible
Russian rus 2 1 Complete Bible
Tabasaran tab 1 1 New Testament
Tajik tgk 1 1 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 1 1 Complete Bible
Totals: 48 49 30   41 45 46 38 20 19
Networking Possibilities

Search the Web
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Turkmenistan. Internet searches may be a possible way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

  • Church planting agencies in Turkmenistan
  • Christian ministry in Turkmenistan
  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
  • Christian discipleship
  • Short term Christian missions
  • Long term Christian missions
  • Urban ministries
  • Christian media opportunities
  • Bible translation opportunities
  • Relief and development agencies
  • Clean water projects
  • Christian medical outreaches

Turkmenistan Statistics
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) TurkmenRussian
Literacy Rate 100%
Estimated Illiterate Population 0
Persecution Ranking 29 (1=Highest) Open Doors
Turkmenistan Maps
Political Map (UN)
Language Map (Ethnologue)
Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas)
Perry-Castaneda Map Collection