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Ukraine – People Groups
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People Groups
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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Abkhaz1,3001.00 %20.00 %2 Non-ReligiousAbkhazP
Abkhaz
 T
Adyghe5000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamAdygheP
Adyghe
 T
Afghan, Tajik1,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamDariP
Afghan, Tajik
 T
Albanian2,7000.50 %15.00 %2 IslamAlbanian, GhegP
Albanian
  
Americans, U.S.60028.90 %82.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Americans, U.S.
  
Arab, Uzbeki5,4000.50 %10.00 %2 IslamArabic, Uzbeki SpokenP
Arab, Uzbeki
 T
Armenian81,0008.70 %94.00 %4 ChristianityArmenian, WesternP
Armenian
 T
Assyrian2,6002.00 %87.00 %3 ChristianityAssyrian Neo-AramaicP
Assyrian
 T
Avar1,2000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamAvarP
Avar
 T
Azerbaijani37,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamAzerbaijani, NorthP
Azerbaijani
M
Azerbaijani of Ukraine
T
Bashkir3,5000.50 %3.00 %1 IslamBashkortP
Bashkir
 T
Belarusian225,0001.40 %71.00 %3 ChristianityBelarusianP
Belarusian
  
Bulgarian167,0001.90 %80.00 %3 ChristianityBulgarianP
Bulgarian
 T
Chechen2,3000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamChechenP
Chechen
 T
Chinese, general2,2005.00 %7.00 %4 Non-ReligiousChinese, MandarinP
Chinese, general
  
Chuvash8,6002.00 %35.00 %2 ChristianityChuvashP
Chuvash
 T
Czech4,8000.70 %26.00 %2 Non-ReligiousCzechP
Czech
  
Dargin1,3000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamDargwaP
Dargin
M
Dargin of Ukraine
T
Deaf199,000Y79.01 %3 ChristianityUkrainian Sign LanguageP
Deaf
 T
Eskimo, Siberian1000.80 %16.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsYupik, Saint Lawrence IslandP
Eskimo, Siberian
  
Estonian2,3004.90 %45.00 %4 Non-ReligiousEstonian, StandardP
Estonian
  
Finnish60012.10 %84.00 %5 ChristianityFinnishP
Finnish
  
Gagauz26,0002.00 %75.00 %3 ChristianityGagauzP
Gagauz
  
Georgian28,0001.70 %76.00 %3 ChristianityGeorgianP
Georgian
 T
German27,0002.10 %64.00 %4 ChristianityGerman, StandardP
German
  
Gilyak, Nivkh5000.50 %6.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsGilyakP
Gilyak, Nivkh
 T
Greek75,0001.00 %90.00 %3 ChristianityUrumP
Greek
 T
Han Chinese, Mandarin1,8005.70 %8.00 %4 Non-ReligiousChinese, MandarinP
Han Chinese, Mandarin
  
Hungarian128,0002.80 %88.00 %4 ChristianityHungarianP
Hungarian
  
Izhor, Ingrian700Y0.80 %74.00 %3 ChristianityUkrainianP
Izhor, Ingrian
  
Jew, Ukrainian183,0004.00 %4.70 %4 Ethnic ReligionsYiddish, EasternP
Jew, Ukrainian
 T
Karaite1,100Y0.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsKaraimP
Karaite
 T
Karelian1,2001.50 %69.00 %3 ChristianityKarelianP
Karelian
  
Kazakh4,5000.04 %0.20 %1 IslamKazakhP
Kazakh
 T
Komi-Permyat9000.50 %40.00 %2 ChristianityKomi-PermyakP
Komi-Permyat
  
Komi-Zyrian1,0000.50 %33.00 %2 Non-ReligiousKomi-ZyrianP
Komi-Zyrian
  
Korean10,00016.80 %31.00 %5 Non-ReligiousKoreanP
Korean
 T
Krymchaks1,500Y0.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsUkrainianP
Krymchaks
M
Krymchaks of Ukraine
T
Kumyk6000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamKumykP
Kumyk
 T
Kurd, Kurmanji1,7000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamKurdish, NorthernP
Kurd, Kurmanji
 T
Kyrgyz9000.70 %5.00 %1 IslamKyrgyzP
Kyrgyz
M
Kyrgyz of Ukraine
T
Lak8000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamLakP
Lak
M
Lak of Ukraine
T
Latvian4,1007.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityLatvian, StandardP
Latvian
  
Lezgin3,5000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamLezgiP
Lezgin
 T
Lithuanian5,9001.10 %85.00 %3 ChristianityLithuanianP
Lithuanian
  
Moldovans211,0003.70 %73.00 %4 ChristianityRomanianP
Moldovans
  
Mordvinian7,6002.00 %61.00 %3 ChristianityErzyaP
Mordvinian
  
Orochi8000.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsOrochP
Orochi
M
Orochi of Ukraine
T
Orok900Y0.50 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsOrokP
Orok
 T
Ossette3,9003.00 %46.00 %4 ChristianityOsseticP
Ossette
 T
Pashtun, Southern8000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamPashto, SouthernP
Pashtun, Southern
 T
Polish118,0000.30 %90.00 %3 ChristianityPolishP
Polish
 T
Romani, Balkan547,0000.90 %70.00 %3 ChristianityRomani, BalkanP
Romani, Balkan
 T
Romani, Baltic1,7003.00 %65.00 %4 ChristianityRomani, BalticP
Romani, Baltic
  
Romani, Carpathian39,000Y2.00 %80.00 %3 ChristianityRomani, CarpathianP
Romani, Carpathian
 T
Romani, Vlax8,000Y3.00 %70.00 %4 ChristianityRomani, VlaxP
Romani, Vlax
M
Romani, Vlax of Ukraine
T
Romanian123,0005.40 %97.00 %4 ChristianityRomanianP
Romanian
  
Russian6,706,0002.43 %67.00 %4 ChristianityRussianP
Russian
 T
Ruthenian, Rusyn8,400Y3.70 %85.00 %4 ChristianityRusynP
Ruthenian, Rusyn
 T
Saami, Kildin1003.00 %65.00 %4 ChristianitySaami, KildinP
Saami, Kildin
  
Serb5000.60 %80.00 %3 ChristianitySerbianP
Serb
 T
Slovak5,2001.20 %93.00 %3 ChristianitySlovakP
Slovak
  
South Asian, general8,1002.50 %4.00 %4 HinduismHindiP
South Asian, general
  
Spaniard8001.00 %77.00 %3 ChristianitySpanishP
Spaniard
 T
Tabasaran8000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamTabasaranP
Tabasaran
M
Tabasaran of Ukraine
T
Tajik3,5000.10 %1.00 %1 IslamTajikP
Tajik
 T
Tatar60,000Y0.20 %1.50 %1 IslamTatarP
Tatar
M
Tatar of Ukraine
T
Tatar, Crimean265,000Y0.10 %0.12 %1 IslamCrimean TatarP
Tatar, Crimean
M
Tatar, Crimean of Ukraine
T
Thai3,5001.00 %2.00 %1 BuddhismThaiP
Thai
 T
Turk3,2000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamTurkishP
Turk
 T
Turk, Meskhetian3,2000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamUkrainianP
Turk, Meskhetian
 T
Turkmen3,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamTurkmenP
Turkmen
 T
Udin5001.00 %86.00 %3 ChristianityUdiP
Udin
 T
Udmurt3,8000.10 %55.00 %3 ChristianityUdmurtP
Udmurt
 T
Ukrainian30,205,000Y4.05 %75.00 %4 ChristianityUkrainianP
Ukrainian
 T
Uzbek, Northern10,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamUzbek, NorthernP
Uzbek, Northern
 T
Vepsian2001.00 %65.00 %3 ChristianityVepsP
Vepsian
  
Vietnamese3,1001.80 %9.00 %2 BuddhismVietnameseP
Vietnamese
 T
Yazidi1,8000.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsKurdish, NorthernP
Yazidi
 T
Yukaghir, Chuvan2000.00 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsUkrainianP
Yukaghir, Chuvan
 T
Total People Groups:   80 39,615,000 11     29      80 10 54
Unclassified / Other Individuals 87,000  
UN Country Population (2022) 39,702,000  
Other reported groups:  23  
Data Notes
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Ukraine – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 29 36.3 % 418,000 1.1 %
  2 - Minimally reached 10 12.5 % 28,000 0.1 %
  3 - Superficially reached 20 25.0 % 1,453,000 3.7 %
  4 - Partially reached 18 22.5 % 37,705,000 95.2 %
  5 - Significantly reached 3 3.8 % 11,000 0.0 %
Totals 80   39,615,000  


NOTES:
  1. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  2. % 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.
Ukraine – People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
 

Abkhaz
1,300


Adyghe
500


Afghan, Tajik
1,000


Albanian
2,700


Americans, U.S.
600


Arab, Uzbeki
5,400


Armenian
81,000


Assyrian
2,600


Avar
1,200


Azerbaijani
37,000


Bashkir
3,500


Belarusian
225,000


Bulgarian
167,000


Chechen
2,300


Chinese, general
2,200


Chuvash
8,600


Czech
4,800


Dargin
1,300


Deaf
199,000


Eskimo, Siberian
100


Estonian
2,300


Finnish
600


Gagauz
26,000


Georgian
28,000


German
27,000


Gilyak, Nivkh
500


Greek
75,000


Han Chinese, Mandarin
1,800


Hungarian
128,000


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Izhor, Ingrian
700


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Jew, Ukrainian
183,000


Karaite
1,100


Karelian
1,200


Kazakh
4,500


Komi-Permyat
900


© Copyrighted Photo
Komi-Zyrian
1,000


Korean
10,000


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Krymchaks
1,500


Kumyk
600


Kurd, Kurmanji
1,700


Kyrgyz
900


Lak
800


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Latvian
4,100


Lezgin
3,500


Lithuanian
5,900


© Copyrighted Photo
Moldovans
211,000


Mordvinian
7,600


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Orochi
800


Orok
900


Ossette
3,900


Pashtun, Southern
800


Polish
118,000


Romani, Balkan
547,000


Romani, Baltic
1,700


Romani, Carpathian
39,000


Romani, Vlax
8,000


Romanian
123,000


Russian
6,706,000


Ruthenian, Rusyn
8,400


Saami, Kildin
100


Serb
500


Slovak
5,200


South Asian, general
8,100


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Spaniard
800


Tabasaran
800


Tajik
3,500


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Tatar
60,000


Tatar, Crimean
265,000


Thai
3,500


Turk
3,200


Turk, Meskhetian
3,200


Turkmen
3,000


Udin
500


© Copyrighted Photo
Udmurt
3,800


Ukrainian
30,205,000


Uzbek, Northern
10,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Vepsian
200


© Copyrighted Photo
Vietnamese
3,100


Yazidi
1,800


Yukaghir, Chuvan
200

Ukraine People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Ukraine – Languages
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Language
Code
# Peoples
Primary
Language
# Unreached
Primary
Language
Bible
Status
Bible
Locator
Audio NT
Online
Jesus
Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Abkhazabk10NT
Adygheady11NT
Albanian, Ghegaln10NT
Arabic, Uzbeki Spokenauz10Unspecified
Armenian, Westernhyw10Complete
Assyrian Neo-Aramaicaii10Complete
Avarava11NT
Azerbaijani, Northazj11Complete
Bashkortbak11NT
Belarusianbel10Complete
Bulgarianbul10Complete
Chechenche11Complete
Chinese, Mandarincmn20Complete
Chuvashchv10Complete
Crimean Tatarcrh11Complete
Czechces10Complete
Dargwadar11Portions
Dariprs11Complete
Englisheng10Complete
Erzyamyv10NT
Estonian, Standardekk10Complete
Finnishfin10Complete
Gagauzgag10NT
Georgiankat10Complete
German, Standarddeu10Complete
Gilyakniv10Portions
Hindihin10Complete
Hungarianhun10Complete
Karaimkdr11Portions
Kareliankrl10NT
Kazakhkaz11Complete
Komi-Permyakkoi10NT
Komi-Zyriankpv10Complete
Koreankor10Complete
Kumykkum11NT
Kurdish, Northernkmr22Complete
Kyrgyzkir11Complete
Laklbe11Portions
Latvian, Standardlvs10Complete
Lezgilez11NT
Lithuanianlit10Complete
Orochoac11Unspecified
Orokoaa11Unspecified
Osseticoss10Complete
Pashto, Southernpbt11Portions
Polishpol10Complete
Romani, Balkanrmn10Complete
Romani, Balticrml10Complete
Romani, Carpathianrmc10Complete
Romani, Vlaxrmy10Complete
Romanianron20Complete
Russianrus10Complete
Rusynrue10Portions
Saami, Kildinsjd10Portions
Serbiansrp10Complete
Slovakslk10Complete
Spanishspa10Complete
Tabasarantab11NT
Tajiktgk11Complete
Tatartat11Complete
Thaitha11Complete
Turkishtur11Complete
Turkmentuk11Complete
Udiudi10Unspecified
Udmurtudm10Complete
Ukrainianukr53Complete
Ukrainian Sign Languageukl10Portions
Urumuum10Trans Needed
Uzbek, Northernuzn11Complete
Vepsvep10NT
Vietnamesevie10Complete
Yiddish, Easternydd10Complete
Yupik, Saint Lawrence Islandess10NT
Totals: 73 80 29   68 59 61 52 37
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Ukraine – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 3.6 %
(subset of Christianity)
 
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]

NOTES:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  4. % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends:  Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
    Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
Ukraine – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Ukraine. Ministries in the Ukraine section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Europe, Eastern and Eurasia 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 Ukraine   Ministries in Europe, Eastern and Eurasia
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Country Level Ministries Size
Action International MinistriesMedium
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, World MissionsMedium
Baptist International Evangelistic MinistriesMedium
Calvary InternationalMedium
Centers for Apologetics ResearchSmall
Children's HopeChestMedium
Chosen People MinistriesSmall
Christ to the NationsMedium
Christian Ministries InternationalSmall
Christian Outreach InternationalSmall
Church Leadership Development InternationalSmall
Church of God, HolinessMedium
CMF InternationalMedium
Donetsk Christian UniversityMedium
European Christian Mission International, USAMedium
Evangelism Explosion InternationalMedium
Faith Comes By HearingMedium
Fellowship International MissionMedium
Fellowship of Evangelical ChurchesSmall
Free Methodist World MissionsMedium
Global ActionSmall
Global Outreach InternationalMedium
Global Outreach MissionMedium
Globe InternationalMedium
Good News ProductionsMedium
Gospelink, IncorporatedMedium
Great Commission Ministries IncorporatedMedium
Greater Europe MissionMedium
Harvest InternationalMedium
HOPE InternationalSmall
International MessengersMedium
Intervarsity Christian FellowshipMedium
Jews for JesusMedium
Messianic TestimonySmall
Mission Possible FoundationMedium
Mission to the WorldMedium
New Hope InternationalMedium
New Life Advance InternationalSmall
Peter Deyneka Russian MinistriesSmall
Pioneer Bible TranslatorsMedium
Presbyterian Mission InternationalSmall
Reformed Church in AmericaMedium
SEND InternationalMedium
Team ExpansionMedium
TITUS InternationalMedium
Walk Thru the Bible MinistriesMedium
Women to the WorldSmall
World Baptist Fellowship Mission AgencyMedium
World Harvest MissionMedium
Ministries Listed:  49
 
Regional Level Ministries Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)Large
Anglican Frontier MissionsSmall
Assemblies of God World MissionsLarge
Awana Clubs, InternationalMedium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, InternationalMedium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)Medium
Baptist Mid-MissionsMedium
BCM InternationalMedium
Bible LeagueMedium
Campus Crusade for Christ, InternationalLarge
Child Evangelism FellowshipMedium
Christian Church of North America - MissionsSmall
Church of God of ProphecyMedium
Church of God, Cleveland, TennesseeMedium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission DepartmentMedium
Church World ServiceMedium
Cooperative Baptist FellowshipMedium
Eastern European OutreachSmall
Educational Services InternationalMedium
EFCA International MissionMedium
Every Home for ChristMedium
Final Frontiers FoundationLarge
Galcom InternationalSmall
GO InternationalSmall
InterCommSmall
International Christian Ministries CanadaSmall
International Street Kids Outreach MinistriesMedium
Lutheran Church - Missouri SynodMedium
Mailbox Club InternationalSmall
Navigators, International Missions GroupMedium
One Mission SocietyMedium
Open Bible ChurchesSmall
People International USAMedium
PioneersMedium
Salvation ArmyMedium
Seventh-day Adventists General ConferenceMedium
Silent Word MinistriesSmall
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission BoardLarge
Tentmakers InternationalSmall
United Methodist ChurchMedium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign MissionsMedium
United World MissionMedium
Worldwide Tentmakers, IncorporatedSmall
Young LifeMedium
Youth with a MissionLarge
Ministries Listed:  45
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Ukraine – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 39,615,000
Percent Urbanization 69 %
Total People Groups 80
Unreached People Groups 29
Region Europe, Eastern and Eurasia
10/40 Window No
Official National Language Ukrainian
Secondary National LanguageRussian
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Professing Christian 72.6%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 3.6%  [2]
Country Progress Level 4
Persecution Ranking Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.743 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Ethnologue Language Listing
State Department Religious Freedom Report
World Factbook

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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