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| Uzbekistan – People Groups |
People Groups
(click people name for profile) |
Population |
Indig |
% Evangel |
% Adherent |
Progress Scale |
Primary Religion |
Primary Language |
Pho |
Map |
Txt |
| Arab, Uzbeki | 1,100 | Y● | 0.50 % | 0.60 % | 1  | Islam | Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken | 0P Arab, Uzbeki | 0M Arab, Uzbeki of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Armenian | 68,000 | | 8.70 % | 94.00 % | 4  | Christianity | Armenian, Western | 0P Armenian | 1 | 0T | | Avar | 1,300 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Avar | 0P Avar | 1 | 0T | | Azerbaijani | 62,000 | | 0.02 % | 0.10 % | 1 | Islam | Azerbaijani, North | 0P Azerbaijani | 0M Azerbaijani of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Balkar | 900 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Karachay-Balkar | 0P Balkar | 1 | 0T | | Bashkir | 49,000 | | 0.50 % | 4.00 % | 1 | Islam | Bashkort | 0P Bashkir | 1 | 0T | | Belarusian | 22,000 | | 1.30 % | 70.00 % | 3  | Christianity | Belarusian | 0P Belarusian | 1 | 1 | | Bulgarian | 2,400 | | 1.90 % | 80.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Bulgarian | 0P Bulgarian | 1 | 0T | | Buriat, Russian | 1,100 | | 0.50 % | 7.00 % | 2  | Buddhism | Buriat, Russia | 0P Buriat, Russian | 1 | 0T | | Chechen | 1,800 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Chechen | 0P Chechen | 1 | 0T | | Chuvash | 14,000 | | 1.00 % | 38.00 % | 2 | Christianity | Chuvash | 0P Chuvash | 1 | 0T | | Dargin | 2,700 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Dargwa | 0P Dargin | 1 | 0T | | Deaf | 173,000 | Y● | | 0.75 % | 1 | Islam | Language unknown | 0P Deaf | 1 | 0T | | Dungan | 1,800 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Dungan | 0P Dungan | 0M Dungan of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Estonian | 1,400 | | 4.90 % | 45.00 % | 4 | Non-Religious | Estonian, Standard | 0P Estonian | 1 | 1 | | Georgian | 6,500 | | 1.50 % | 79.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Georgian | 0P Georgian | 1 | 0T | | German | 17,000 | | 1.50 % | 75.00 % | 3 | Christianity | German, Standard | 0P German | 1 | 1 | | Greek | 5,500 | | 0.40 % | 91.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Greek | 0P Greek | 1 | 0T | | Han Chinese, Mandarin | 1,300 | | 5.70 % | 8.00 % | 4 | Non-Religious | Chinese, Mandarin | 0P Han Chinese, Mandarin | 1 | 1 | | Ingush | 800 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Ingush | 0P Ingush | 1 | 0T | | Jew, Bukharic-speaking | 3,800 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Ethnic Religions | Bukharic | 0P Jew, Bukharic-speaking | 0M Jew, Bukharic-speaking of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Kabardian | 1,600 | | 1.00 % | 8.00 % | 2 | Islam | Kabardian | 0P Kabardian | 0M Kabardian of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Kalmyk-Oirat | 900 | | 0.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | Buddhism | Kalmyk-Oirat | 0P Kalmyk-Oirat | 1 | 0T | | Karakalpak, Black Hat | 756,000 | Y● | 0.40 % | 0.40 % | 1 | Islam | Karakalpak | 0P Karakalpak, Black Hat | 0M Karakalpak, Black Hat of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Kazakh | 857,000 | | 0.15 % | 0.20 % | 1 | Islam | Kazakh | 0P Kazakh | 0M Kazakh of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Khemshin | 1,700 | | 0.50 % | 8.00 % | 2 | Islam | Armenian | 0P Khemshin | 1 | 1 | | Komi-Permyat | 1,100 | | 1.00 % | 42.00 % | 2 | Christianity | Komi-Permyak | 0P Komi-Permyat | 1 | 1 | | Korean | 189,000 | | 16.80 % | 32.00 % | 5  | Christianity | Korean | 0P Korean | 1 | 0T | | Kumyk | 1,200 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Kumyk | 0P Kumyk | 1 | 0T | | Kurd, Kurmanji | 3,200 | | 0.10 % | 0.20 % | 1 | Islam | Kurdish, Northern | 0P Kurd, Kurmanji | 1 | 0T | | Kyrgyz | 529,000 | | 0.10 % | 0.30 % | 1 | Islam | Kyrgyz | 0P Kyrgyz | 0M Kyrgyz of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Lak | 3,900 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Lak | 0P Lak | 0M Lak of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Latvian | 1,900 | | 7.00 % | 62.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Latvian, Standard | 0P Latvian | 1 | 1 | | Lezgin | 4,200 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Lezgi | 0P Lezgin | 1 | 0T | | Lithuanian | 2,300 | | 1.10 % | 85.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Lithuanian | 0P Lithuanian | 1 | 1 | | Lyuli | 13,000 | | 0.52 % | 0.52 % | 1 | Islam | Tajik | 0P Lyuli | 1 | 0T | | Moldovans | 8,300 | | 3.70 % | 73.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Romanian | 0P Moldovans | 1 | 1 | | Mordvinian | 17,000 | | 1.00 % | 55.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Erzya | 0P Mordvinian | 1 | 1 | | Ossette | 8,100 | | 1.00 % | 40.00 % | 2 | Christianity | Ossetic | 0P Ossette | 1 | 0T | | Parsee | 2,500 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Other / Small | Dari, Zoroastrian | 0P Parsee | 0M Parsee of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Parya | 1,300 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Parya | 0P Parya | 1 | 0T | | Pashtun, Northern | 2,900 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Pashto, Northern | 0P Pashtun, Northern | 0M Pashtun, Northern of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Persian | 35,000 | | 0.20 % | 0.50 % | 1 | Islam | Persian, Iranian | 0P Persian | 1 | 0T | | Polish | 3,500 | | 0.30 % | 90.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Polish | 0P Polish | 1 | 0T | | Russian | 776,000 | | 1.57 % | 68.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Russian | 0P Russian | 1 | 1 | | South Asian, general | 1,300 | | 0.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | Hinduism | Hindi | 0P South Asian, general | 1 | 0T | | Tabasaran | 800 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Tabasaran | 0P Tabasaran | 1 | 0T | | Tajik | 1,731,000 | Y● | 0.07 % | 0.10 % | 1 | Islam | Tajik | 0P Tajik | 0M Tajik of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Tatar | 419,000 | | 0.15 % | 0.30 % | 1 | Islam | Tatar | 0P Tatar | 0M Tatar of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Tatar, Crimean | 184,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Crimean Tatar | 0P Tatar, Crimean | 0M Tatar, Crimean of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Tatar, Khakass | 500 | | 1.00 % | 55.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Khakas | 0P Tatar, Khakass | 1 | 0T | | Tatar, Shorian | 500 | | 2.00 % | 28.00 % | 2 | Ethnic Religions | Shor | 0P Tatar, Shorian | 1 | 0T | | Turk | 149,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Turkish | 0P Turk | 0M Turk of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Turk, Meskhetian | 1,200 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Uzbek, Northern | 0P Turk, Meskhetian | 1 | 0T | | Turkmen | 215,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.05 % | 1 | Islam | Turkmen | 0P Turkmen | 1 | 0T | | Udmurt | 4,300 | | 1.00 % | 58.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Udmurt | 0P Udmurt | 1 | 0T | | Ukrainian | 79,000 | | 3.80 % | 79.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Ukrainian | 0P Ukrainian | 1 | 0T | | Uyghur | 50,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Uyghur | 0P Uyghur | 0M Uyghur of Uzbekistan | 0T | | Uzbek, Northern | 28,082,000 | Y● | 0.01 % | 0.02 % | 1 | Islam | Uzbek, Northern | 0P Uzbek, Northern | 0M Uzbek, Northern of Uzbekistan | 0T |
| Total People Groups: 59 |
34,576,000 |
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| Unclassified / Other Individuals |
52,000 |
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| UN Country Population (2022) |
34,628,000 |
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| Other reported groups: 6 | | |
| Uzbekistan – People Progress |
% of People Groups [1]
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% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
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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.
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| Uzbekistan – People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** | | | 
Arab, Uzbeki
1,100
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Armenian
68,000
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Avar
1,300
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Azerbaijani
62,000
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Balkar
900
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Bashkir
49,000
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Belarusian
22,000
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Bulgarian
2,400
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© Copyrighted Photo
Buriat, Russian
1,100
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Chechen
1,800
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Chuvash
14,000
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Dargin
2,700
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Deaf
173,000
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Dungan
1,800
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Estonian
1,400
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Georgian
6,500
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German
17,000
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Greek
5,500
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Han Chinese, Mandarin
1,300
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Ingush
800
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© Copyrighted Photo
Jew, Bukharic-speaking
3,800
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Kabardian
1,600
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© Copyrighted Photo
Kalmyk-Oirat
900
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Karakalpak, Black Hat
756,000
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Kazakh
857,000
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Khemshin
1,700
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Komi-Permyat
1,100
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Korean
189,000
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Kumyk
1,200
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Kurd, Kurmanji
3,200
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Kyrgyz
529,000
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Lak
3,900
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© Copyrighted Photo
Latvian
1,900
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Lezgin
4,200
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Lithuanian
2,300
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Lyuli
13,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Moldovans
8,300
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Mordvinian
17,000
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Ossette
8,100
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© Copyrighted Photo
Parsee
2,500
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Parya
1,300
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Pashtun, Northern
2,900
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Persian
35,000
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Polish
3,500
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Russian
776,000
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South Asian, general
1,300
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Tabasaran
800
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Tajik
1,731,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Tatar
419,000
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Tatar, Crimean
184,000
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Tatar, Khakass
500
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Tatar, Shorian
500
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Turk
149,000
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Turk, Meskhetian
1,200
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Turkmen
215,000
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Udmurt
4,300
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Ukrainian
79,000
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Uyghur
50,000
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Uzbek, Northern
28,082,000
| | Uzbekistan People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** |
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 |
| Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken | auz | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Armenian | hye | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Avar | ava | 1 | 1 | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Azerbaijani, North | azj | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Bashkort | bak | 1 | 1 | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Belarusian | bel | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Bukharic | bhh | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Buriat, Russia | bxr | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Chechen | che | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Chuvash | chv | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Crimean Tatar | crh | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Dargwa | dar | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Dari, Zoroastrian | gbz | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Dungan | dng | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Erzya | myv | 1 | 0 | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Estonian, Standard | ekk | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ingush | inh | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Kabardian | kbd | 1 | 0 | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Kalmyk-Oirat | xal | 1 | 1 | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Karachay-Balkar | krc | 1 | 1 | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Karakalpak | kaa | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Kazakh | kaz | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Khakas | kjh | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Komi-Permyak | koi | 1 | 0 | NT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kumyk | kum | 1 | 1 | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Kyrgyz | kir | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Lak | lbe | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Language unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Latvian, Standard | lvs | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Lezgi | lez | 1 | 1 | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Lithuanian | lit | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ossetic | oss | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Parya | paq | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Pashto, Northern | pbu | 1 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Shor | cjs | 1 | 0 | Portions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Tabasaran | tab | 1 | 1 | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Tajik | tgk | 2 | 2 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Tatar | tat | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Turkmen | tuk | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Udmurt | udm | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Uyghur | uig | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Uzbek, Northern | uzn | 2 | 2 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: |
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59 |
34 |
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52 |
47 |
52 |
43 |
26 |
| Uzbekistan – Religions |
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Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 0.2 %
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% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]
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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.
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| Uzbekistan – Possible Ministry Involvement |
- Below are lists of ministries that may work in Uzbekistan. Ministries in the Uzbekistan 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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Ministries in Asia, Central |
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Uzbekistan – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
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[1] Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country. |
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[2] Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country. |
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JP Unreached of Day
