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Azerbaijan – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Armenian	24,000	Y●	2.00 %	84.13 %	3	Christianity	Armenian	0P Armenian	0M Armenian of Azerbaijan	0T
Assyrian	1,600		2.00 %	97.00 %	3	Christianity	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	0P Assyrian	1	0T
Avar, Maarulal	114,000	Y●	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Avar	0P Avar, Maarulal	0M Avar, Maarulal of Azerbaijan	0T
Azerbaijani	7,920,000	Y●	0.22 %	0.40 %	1	Islam	Azerbaijani, North	0P Azerbaijani	0M Azerbaijani of Azerbaijan	0T
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk	294,000		0.15 %	0.25 %	1	Islam	Azerbaijani, South	0P Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk	0M Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk of Azerbaijan	0T
Belarusian	5,700		1.10 %	75.00 %	3	Christianity	Belarusian	0P Belarusian	1	1
British	2,600		7.00 %	70.00 %	4	Christianity	English	0P British	1	1
Budug	2,100	Y●	3.49 %	4.00 %	4	Islam	Budukh	0P Budug	1	0T
Chechen	5,300		0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Chechen	0P Chechen	0M Chechen of Azerbaijan	0T
Dargin	3,200		0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Dargwa	0P Dargin	0M Dargin of Azerbaijan	0T
Deaf	78,000	Y●		2.74 %	1	Islam	Language unknown	0P Deaf	1	0T
Georgian	80,000		0.50 %	75.00 %	3	Christianity	Georgian	0P Georgian	0M Georgian of Azerbaijan	0T
German	1,700		20.00 %	78.00 %	5	Christianity	German, Standard	0P German	1	1
Gilaki, Gilani	4,800		0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Gilaki	0P Gilaki, Gilani	1	1
Ilsavan	8,400	Y●	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Turkish	0P Ilsavan	1	0T
Inghiloi	33,000		0.30 %	10.00 %	2	Islam	Georgian	0P Inghiloi	1	0T
Jew, Russian	6,900		0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Ethnic Religions	Russian	0P Jew, Russian	1	1
Jewish Tat, Mountain Jew	15,000	Y●	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Ethnic Religions	Judeo-Tat	0P Jewish Tat, Mountain Jew	0M Jewish Tat, Mountain Jew of Azerbaijan	0T
Kazakh	9,400		0.00 %	0.09 %	1	Islam	Kazakh	0P Kazakh	1	0T
Khinalug, Ketsh Khalkh	4,100	Y●	1.42 %	1.50 %	1	Islam	Khinalugh	0P Khinalug, Ketsh Khalkh	0M Khinalug, Ketsh Khalkh of Azerbaijan	0T
Kryz, Dzhek	13,000	Y●	0.72 %	0.72 %	1	Islam	Kryts	0P Kryz, Dzhek	1	0T
Kurd, Kurmanji	53,000	Y●	0.00 %	0.04 %	1	Islam	Kurdish, Northern	0P Kurd, Kurmanji	0M Kurd, Kurmanji of Azerbaijan	0T
Lak	1,800		0.80 %	0.80 %	1	Islam	Lak	0P Lak	0M Lak of Azerbaijan	0T
Lezgin	363,000	Y●	0.10 %	0.10 %	1	Islam	Lezgi	0P Lezgin	0M Lezgin of Azerbaijan	0T
Mordvinian	1,200		0.70 %	65.00 %	3	Christianity	Erzya	0P Mordvinian	1	1
Mussulman Tat	115,000	Y●	1.20 %	1.30 %	1	Islam	Tat, Muslim	0P Mussulman Tat	0M Mussulman Tat of Azerbaijan	0T
Ossette	4,200		0.43 %	40.00 %	2	Christianity	Ossetic	0P Ossette	0M Ossette of Azerbaijan	0T
Persian	12,000	Y●	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Persian, Iranian	0P Persian	1	0T
Polish	3,600		2.00 %	88.00 %	3	Christianity	Polish	0P Polish	1	1
Romanian	1,600		4.00 %	80.00 %	4	Christianity	Romanian	0P Romanian	1	1
Russian	140,000		0.40 %	58.00 %	3	Christianity	Russian	0P Russian	1	1
Rutul	21,000		0.24 %	0.24 %	1	Islam	Rutul	0P Rutul	0M Rutul of Azerbaijan	0T
Talysh	588,000	Y●	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Talysh	0P Talysh	0M Talysh of Azerbaijan	0T
Tatar	72,000		0.00 %	1.50 %	1	Islam	Tatar	0P Tatar	1	0T
Tsakhur	31,000	Y●	0.11 %	0.11 %	1	Islam	Tsakhur	0P Tsakhur	0M Tsakhur of Azerbaijan	0T
Turk	60,000	Y●	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Turkish	0P Turk	1	0T
Turk, Meskhetian	109,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Turkish	0P Turk, Meskhetian	1	0T
Turkmen	10,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Turkmen	0P Turkmen	1	1
Udin	8,700	Y●	0.10 %	100.00 %	3	Christianity	Udi	0P Udin	1	0T
Ukrainian	46,000		2.00 %	70.00 %	3	Christianity	Ukrainian	0P Ukrainian	1	0T
Uzbek, Southern	8,600		0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Uzbek, Southern	0P Uzbek, Southern	1	0T
Total People Groups: 41	10,277,000	17			26			41	17	31
Unclassified / Other Individuals	81,000
UN Country Population (2022)	10,358,000
Other reported groups: 2

Azerbaijan –

% of People Groups ^[1]

% of Population in People Group ^{[1] [2]}

Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population ^[2]
	1 - Unreached	26	63.4 %	9,921,000	96.5 %
	2 - Minimally reached	2	4.9 %	37,000	0.4 %
	3 - Superficially reached	9	22.0 %	311,000	3.0 %
	4 - Partially reached	3	7.3 %	6,300	0.1 %
	5 - Significantly reached	1	2.4 %	1,700	0.0 %
Totals		41		10,277,000

NOTES:

Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% of Population in People Group: The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.

Azerbaijan – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Armenian 24,000	Assyrian 1,600	Avar, Maarulal 114,000	Azerbaijani 7,920,000	Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk 294,000	Belarusian 5,700
British 2,600	Budug 2,100	Chechen 5,300	Dargin 3,200	Deaf 78,000	Georgian 80,000
German 1,700	© Copyrighted Photo Gilaki, Gilani 4,800	Ilsavan 8,400	Inghiloi 33,000	© Copyrighted Photo Jew, Russian 6,900	Jewish Tat, Mountain Jew 15,000
Kazakh 9,400	Khinalug, Ketsh Khalkh 4,100	Kryz, Dzhek 13,000	Kurd, Kurmanji 53,000	Lak 1,800	Lezgin 363,000
Mordvinian 1,200	Mussulman Tat 115,000	Ossette 4,200	Persian 12,000	Polish 3,600	Romanian 1,600
Russian 140,000	Rutul 21,000	Talysh 588,000	© Copyrighted Photo Tatar 72,000	Tsakhur 31,000	Turk 60,000
Turk, Meskhetian 109,000	Turkmen 10,000	Udin 8,700	Ukrainian 46,000	Uzbek, Southern 8,600
Azerbaijan People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Azerbaijan – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Armenian	hye	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	aii	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Avar	ava	1	1	NT	0	0	0	0	0
Azerbaijani, North	azj	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Azerbaijani, South	azb	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Belarusian	bel	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Budukh	bdk	1	0	Unspecified	1	1	1	1	1
Chechen	che	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Dargwa	dar	1	1	Portions	0	0	0	1	1
English	eng	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Erzya	myv	1	0	NT	0	0	0	1	1
Georgian	kat	2	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
German, Standard	deu	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Gilaki	glk	1	1	Portions	0	0	0	0	1
Judeo-Tat	jdt	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	1	1
Kazakh	kaz	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Khinalugh	kjj	1	1	Trans Needed	1	1	1	1	1
Kryts	kry	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	1	1
Kurdish, Northern	kmr	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Lak	lbe	1	1	Portions	0	0	0	1	1
Language unknown	xxx	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	1	1
Lezgi	lez	1	1	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Ossetic	oss	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Persian, Iranian	pes	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Polish	pol	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Romanian	ron	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	rus	2	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Rutul	rut	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	1	1
Talysh	tly	1	1	NT	0	0	0	1	1
Tat, Muslim	ttt	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	1	1
Tatar	tat	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Tsakhur	tkr	1	1	Portions	0	0	1	1	1
Turkish	tur	3	3	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Turkmen	tuk	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Udi	udi	1	0	Unspecified	1	0	1	1	1
Ukrainian	ukr	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Uzbek, Southern	uzs	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	0	0
Totals:	37	41	26		31	29	30	24	17

Azerbaijan –

Major Religions ^{[1] [3]}

Evangelicals: 0.2 %
(subset of Christianity)

Christianity Segments ^{[2] [3]}

(Evangelicals distributed across
Christianity Segments)

% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends ^[4]

NOTES:

Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends: Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.

Azerbaijan – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Azerbaijan. Ministries in the Azerbaijan section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Asia, Central section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.

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Azerbaijan – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	10,277,000
Percent Urbanization	56 %
Total People Groups	41
Unreached People Groups	26
Region	Asia, Central
10/40 Window	Yes
Official National Language	Azerbaijani, North
Primary Religion	Islam
Percent Professing Christian	2.5% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	0.2% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	1
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.759 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links

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Notes

[1] Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country.

[2] Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country.


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