Ethnic People Groups of Mongolia

Mongolia – 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
Americans, U.S.	800		30.00 %	80.00 %	5	Christianity	English	0P Americans, U.S.	1	1
Bayad	65,000	Y●	1.00 %	1.20 %	1	Buddhism	Mongolian, Halh	0P Bayad	0M Bayad of Mongolia	0T
Buriat, Mongolia	58,000	Y●	0.50 %	0.60 %	1	Buddhism	Buriat, Mongolia	0P Buriat, Mongolia	0M Buriat, Mongolia of Mongolia	0T
Chinese, general	45,000		3.00 %	6.00 %	4	Non-Religious	Chinese, Mandarin	0P Chinese, general	1	1
Dariganga	37,000	Y●	0.80 %	1.00 %	1	Buddhism	Mongolian, Halh	0P Dariganga	0M Dariganga of Mongolia	0T
Darkhad	25,000	Y●	0.16 %	0.16 %	1	Ethnic Religions	Mongolian, Halh	0P Darkhad	0M Darkhad of Mongolia	0T
Daur	2,100		3.00 %	4.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Daur	0P Daur	1	1
Deaf	17,000	Y●		1.72 %	1	Buddhism	Mongolian Sign Language	1	1	0T
Dungan	6,200		1.50 %	2.00 %	1	Islam	Dungan	0P Dungan	0M Dungan of Mongolia	0T
Durbet, Dorwoten	85,000	Y●	1.50 %	2.00 %	1	Buddhism	Mongolian, Halh	0P Durbet, Dorwoten	0M Durbet, Dorwoten of Mongolia	0T
Dzakhchin, Zahchin	38,000	Y●	1.70 %	2.00 %	1	Buddhism	Mongolian, Halh	0P Dzakhchin, Zahchin	0M Dzakhchin, Zahchin of Mongolia	0T
Ewenki, Khamnigan	600		0.50 %	1.00 %	1	Ethnic Religions	Evenki	0P Ewenki, Khamnigan	0M Ewenki, Khamnigan of Mongolia	0T
Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol	265,000	Y●	0.40 %	0.50 %	1	Buddhism	Kalmyk-Oirat	0P Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol	0M Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol of Mongolia	0T
Kazakh, Qazaq	123,000		0.60 %	0.80 %	1	Islam	Kazakh	0P Kazakh, Qazaq	0M Kazakh, Qazaq of Mongolia	0T
Khotogoid	8,700	Y●	0.90 %	1.50 %	1	Ethnic Religions	Mongolian, Halh	1	1	0T
Khoton	12,000	Y●	0.08 %	0.10 %	1	Buddhism	Kalmyk-Oirat	1	1	0T
Korean	1,800		14.00 %	80.00 %	5	Christianity	Korean	0P Korean	1	1
Mongol, Khalka	2,333,000	Y●	0.86 %	1.50 %	1	Buddhism	Mongolian, Halh	0P Mongol, Khalka	0M Mongol, Khalka of Mongolia	0T
Russian	2,900		1.00 %	78.00 %	3	Christianity	Russian	0P Russian	1	1
Torgud	16,000	Y●	0.70 %	0.80 %	1	Buddhism	Kalmyk-Oirat	1	1	0T
Tsaatan	200	Y●	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Ethnic Religions	Tuvan	0P Tsaatan	0M Tsaatan of Mongolia	0T
Tuvan, Uriankhai	41,000	Y●	0.80 %	1.00 %	1	Buddhism	Tuvan	0P Tuvan, Uriankhai	0M Tuvan, Uriankhai of Mongolia	0T
Ukrainian	9,900		3.00 %	80.00 %	4	Christianity	Ukrainian	0P Ukrainian	1	0T
Uriankhai, Altai	29,000	Y●	0.70 %	1.00 %	1	Buddhism	Mongolian, Halh	1	1	0T
Uuld	15,000	Y●	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Buddhism	Mongolian, Halh	1	1	0T
Uyghur	12,000	Y●	0.20 %	0.40 %	1	Islam	Uyghur	0P Uyghur	0M Uyghur of Mongolia	0T
Uzbek, Northern	27,000		0.30 %	0.50 %	1	Islam	Uzbek, Northern	0P Uzbek, Northern	1	0T
Uzemchin	2,300	Y●	0.70 %	1.00 %	1	Buddhism	Mongolian, Peripheral	1	1	0T
Total People Groups: 28	3,279,000	18			22			21	14	23
Unclassified / Other Individuals	50,000
UN Country Population (2021)	3,329,000
Other reported groups: 2

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Mongolia –

% of People Groups ^[1]

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

Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population ^[2]
	1 - Unreached	22	78.6 %	3,216,000	98.1 %
	2 - Minimally reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
	3 - Superficially reached	1	3.6 %	2,900	0.1 %
	4 - Partially reached	3	10.7 %	57,000	1.7 %
	5 - Significantly reached	2	7.1 %	2,600	0.1 %
Totals		28		3,279,000

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.

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

Americans, U.S. 800	© Copyrighted Photo Bayad 65,000	Buriat, Mongolia 58,000	Chinese, general 45,000	© Copyrighted Photo Dariganga 37,000	© Copyrighted Photo Darkhad 25,000
© Copyrighted Photo Daur 2,100	Dungan 6,200	Durbet, Dorwoten 85,000	© Copyrighted Photo Dzakhchin, Zahchin 38,000	© Copyrighted Photo Ewenki, Khamnigan 600	© Copyrighted Photo Kalmyk-Oirat, Western Mongol 265,000
Kazakh, Qazaq 123,000	Korean 1,800	Mongol, Khalka 2,333,000	Russian 2,900	Tsaatan 200	© Copyrighted Photo Tuvan, Uriankhai 41,000
Ukrainian 9,900	Uyghur 12,000	Uzbek, Northern 27,000
Mongolia People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Mongolia – 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
Buriat, Mongolia	bxm	1	1	NT	0	1	1	1	1
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Daur	dta	1	0	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Dungan	dng	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	1	1
English	eng	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Evenki	evn	1	1	Portions	0	1	1	0	1
Kalmyk-Oirat	xal	3	3	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Kazakh	kaz	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	kor	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Mongolian Sign Language	msr	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	1	1
Mongolian, Halh	khk	9	9	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Mongolian, Peripheral	mvf	1	1	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Russian	rus	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Tuvan	tyv	2	2	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Ukrainian	ukr	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Uyghur	uig	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Uzbek, Northern	uzn	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Totals:	17	28	22		16	11	14	14	7

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Mongolia –

Major Religions ^{[1] [3]}

Evangelicals: 0.9 %
(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.

Mongolia – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Mongolia. Ministries in the Mongolia section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Asia, Northeast 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.

Ministries in Mongolia

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Mongolia – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	3,279,000
Percent Urbanization	68 %
Total People Groups	28
Unreached People Groups	22
Region	Asia, Northeast
10/40 Window	Yes
Official National Language	Mongolian, Halh
Secondary National Language	Russian
Primary Religion	Buddhism
Percent Professing Christian	1.8% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	0.9% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	1
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.735 (0=Low to 1=High UN)