The Top 20 Countries where Christianity is Growing the Fastest

Where is Christianity growing the fastest? The Center for the Study of Global Christianity, based at Gordon Conwell Seminary, published In June 2013 an excellent report regarding Christianity in its Global Context. The full report can be found online at www.globalchristianity.org/globalcontext. From this report I identified the top 20 countries that have the highest percentage Christianity Average Annual Growth Rate (AAGR). They are listed in Table 1.  I have also calculated the number of years for the number of Christians to double, based on the Average Annual Growth Rate.  

Table 1. The Top 20 Countries Where Christianity Has the Highest Percentage Growth Rate

Rank	Country	Continent	Christian  AAGR	Years to double	Majority Religion	Percent Christian 1970	Percent Christian 2020
1	Nepal	Asia, South Central	10.93%	6.6	Hindu	0.1%	3.8%
2	China	Asia, Eastern	10.86%	6.6	Non-religious	0.1%	10.6%
3	United Arab Emirates	Arabian Peninsula	9.34%	7.7	Muslim	5.9%	12.9%
4	Saudi Arabia	Arabian Peninsula	9.27%	7.8	Muslim	0.3%	4.6%
5	Qatar	Arabian Peninsula	7.81%	9.2	Muslim	4.5%	9.5%
6	Oman	Arabian Peninsula	7.62%	9.4	Muslim	0.5%	4.6%
7	Yemen	Arabian Peninsula	7.09%	9.1	Muslim	0.0%	0.2%
8	Mongolia	Asia, Eastern	5.96%	12.1	Buddhist	0.3%	2.0%
9	Cambodia	Asia, South-eastern	5.87%	12.3	Buddhist	0.5%	3.6%
10	Bahrain	Arabian Peninsula	5.49%	13.1	Muslim	3.9%	7.9%
11	Benin	Africa, Western	4.85%	14.8	Christian	18.1%	47.8%
12	Burkina Faso	Africa, Western	4.81%	15.0	Muslim	9.0%	24.8%
13	South Sudan	Africa, Eastern	4.67%	15.4	Christian	22.7%	63.8%
14	Bhutan	Asia, South Central	4.60%	15.7	Buddhist	0.3%	1.1%
15	Mali	Africa, Western	4.54%	15.9	Muslim	1.4%	3.8%
16	Brunei	Asia, South-eastern	4.49%	16.0	Muslim	5.8%	14.1%
17	Guinea	Africa, Western	4.44%	16.2	Muslim	1.3%	3.8%
18	Kuwait	Arabian Peninsula	4.26%	16.9	Muslim	5.1%	9.2%
19	Singapore	Asia, South-eastern	4.12%	16.3	Buddhist	7.8%	21.7%
20	Turks and Caicos Islands	Caribbean	3.97%	18.1	Christian	99.5%	91.6%

What’s happening in these countries?

• Are you surprised to see that 19 of the countries in the top 20 are in Asia and Africa
• Did you notice 11 countries on the top 20 list are Muslim majority countries?
• Did you catch that not a single country from Europe, Northern America or Latin America makes the top 20 list?
• Did you notice the world’s newest country, South Sudan? South Sudan became an independent country in July 2011, separating from the Muslim majority of Northern Sudan.
• Did you see that highest Christian growth rates are found among all major non-Christian religious groups: Hindus, Non-Religious, Buddhists, Muslims and Ethno-religionists (Benin and South Sudan)
• Did you observe that the majority of the top 20 countries are clustered in three areas: Eastern Asia, Western Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

Clearly some interesting things are happening in these countries. I shall look a bit deeper at what factors are contributing to the growth of Christianity in each area.

Asia heads of the pack

The primary growth factor in Asia is conversion growth. China, Nepal, Cambodia and Mongolia have high conversation rates among their indigenous people.  The majority of becoming Christians come from non-religious, Buddhist and Hindu backgrounds. The conversion rate is two to eight times higher (in the case of China) than rate of population growth. Currently China has the third highest number of Christians in the world, following the United States and Brazil. Keep your eye on China. If the high growth rate continues, China may become the country with the most Christians by 2030. In an earlier post I’ve explained some of what is happening in Mongolia. (Link)

Table 2 contains the Population Average Annual Growth Rate (AAGR) and the calculation of the Net Christian Average Annual Growth Rate, which represents conversion. Subtracting population AAGR from Christian AAGR eliminated the growth that comes from population growth, the net result of births minus deaths, immigration minus emigration.

Table 2. The 20 countries having the highest Average Annual Christian Conversion Rate 1970-2020

Country	Continent	Christian AAGR	Population AAGR	Net Christian AAGR  (Conversion )
China	Asia	10.86	1.07	9.79
Nepal	Asia	10.93	2.19	8.74
Saudi Arabia	Arabian Peninsula	9.27	3.58	5.69
Oman	Arabian Peninsula	7.62	3.05	4.57
Cambodia	Asia	5.87	1.67	4.20
Mongolia	Asia	5.96	1.84	4.12
Yemen	Arabian Peninsula	7.9	3.37	3.72
Albania	Europe	3.71	0.87	2.84
Bhutan	Asia	4.6	2.04	2.56
Guinea	Africa	4.44	2.27	2.17
South Sudan	Africa	4.67	2.53	2.14
Singapore	Asia	4.12	2.01	2.11
Burkina Faso	Africa	4.81	2.71	2.10
Armenia	Asia	2.52	0.45	2.07
Mali	Africa	4.53	2.48	2.05
Benin	Africa	4.85	2.83	2.02
Timor-Leste	Asia	3.74	1.85	1.89
Brunei	Asia	4.49	2.66	1.83
Georgia	Asia	1.52	-0.29	1.81
UAE	Arabian Peninsula	9.34	7.63	1.71

All seven countries in this area make the top 20 list. The CSGC report indicates that ”Much of this growth has come as a result of immigration, partially by those displaced from other countries in the region, but primarily through the influx of migrant workers to the service industries of the region’s wealthy nations. Many of these workers are Christians, coming from countries such as the Philippines and working in Western Asia for two or three years at a time” (p.42). So the primary growth factor in this region is immigration. Table 3 presents a more in depth analysis of this region.What’s happening with the Muslim majority countries in the Arabian Peninsula?

Table 3. Factors Contributing to Christian Growth in the Arabian Peninsula

Rank	Country	Percentage Expatriate	Proselytism of Muslims	Expatriate religious freedom	Est. Nr. Christians 2020	Comments about conditions
10	Bahrain	est. 50%	Forbidden	Yes	119,000	59% of work force is expatriate. Half of congregations are from South India
19	Kuwait	39%	Forbidden	Yes	310,000	Underground Kuwaiti Church is growing. Majority of work force is expatriate.
7	Oman	25%	Forbidden	Yes	151,000	The majority of work force is expatriate so also the majority of converts
6	Qatar	65%	Forbidden	Yes	209,000	Christians offered land to build the first churches since Islam’s arrival
4	Saudi Arabia	est. 27%	Forbidden	NO	1,542,000	Record on religious freedom and human rights may be the worst in the world.
3	United Arab Emirates	est. 44%	Forbidden	Yes	1,182,000	Religious freedom is notable for all major faith groups. An increasing number of conversions among expatriates.
5	Yemen	2.6%	Forbidden	Yes	52,300	Little religious freedom though conversions from Islam are reported

What’s up in Western Francophone Africa?

The primary growth factor in Western Africa is biological growth, though conversion growth is nearly as significant. Relatively good social stability and religious freedom since the 1960s have permitted churches and missionary organizations to make disciples. Because overall Christian growth is a combination of net population growth (births minus deaths, immigration minus emigration) and net conversion growth (those embracing Christianity minus those leaving Christianity) it is sometimes helpful to subtract Population AAGR from Christian AAGR to determine “Conversion Growth. Table 4 and the following graph show how these factors come in to play in Western Africa. In each country it is seen that population or biological) growth is slightly higher than conversion growth.

Table 4. Population and Conversion Growth in Western Africa.

Country	Christian AAGR	Population AAGR	“Conversion” AAGR
Benin	4.85%	2.83%	2.02%
Burkina Faso	4.81%	2.71%	2.10%
Guinea	4.44%	2.27%	2.17%
Mali	4.54%	2.48%	2.06%

The Turks and Caicos Islands: An Abnormality?

The Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, the only Christian majority country in 1970 on the top 20 list, enters the top 20 mainly due to a high population growth rate (4.14%). The Christian AAGR is 3.97%, slightly lower; but a small difference leads to a larger change over a 50 year period. The actual percentage of Christians in the country actually decreased almost 8% over the 50 year period because the population growth rate is higher than the Christian growth rate. Although the number of Christians in the Turks and Caicos Islands grew significantly, the contribution factor was biological growth.

Georgia: Overcoming Population Decline.

The only country to have a negative population growth rate on Table 2,  The Top 20 Countries with the highest conversion rate is, Georgia. The situation here is somewhat interesting in that the country will most likely experienced a population decline between 1970 and 2020. A significantly lower birth rate and economic emigration since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 are the primary contributing factors to the net -0.29% population decline. The Christian AAGR for 1970-2020 is 1.52, but because the overall population decline, the Net Christian AAGR is 1.81.

Conclusion: Growth Factors May Vary

This brief survey suggests that the primary growth factor is different for each reason. In Asia, the primary factor is conversion. In the Arabian Peninsula, the chief factor is immigration. In Western Francophone Africa, the primary factor is “natural” or biological growth, although conversion is also significant. In the Turks and Caicos Islands, the high biological growth rate offset a decline in the overall percentage of Christians in that country, which masks the trend of people turning away from the Christian religion; whereas in Georgia, a population decline masks the real conversion rate in that country. These examples evidence the need to search out the dynamic factors that contribute to the growth (or decline) of Christians in any context.

What factors are contributing to the growth of Christianity (or its decline) in your context?

What’s Hot? What’s Not? Christianity in its Global Context: 1970-2020

The Center for the Study of Global Christianity, based at Gordon Conwell Seminary, published In June 2013 an excellent report (in my opinion) regarding Christianity in its Global Context. This report presents analysis for the period 1970-2020 and points out implications for society, religion and mission. The full report can be found online at www.globalchristianity.org/globalcontext and includes a number of eye opening observations.

Things are not the way the used to be!

The report documents the global shift of the majority of Christians from the North to South from 1970-2020. Specifically this 50 year period witnessed the shift of the Christian Majority from the Global North (North America and Europe, including Russia) to the Global South. In 1970 43% of Christians lived in the Global South. By 2010 59% of Christians were found in the Global South and it is projected that two-thirds of all Christians will live in the Global South by 2020. (p.14). While Christianity has made significant gains in the Global South, there were also significant declines of the Global North. Overall the global percentage of Christians increased just 0.1% over this to year period, from 33.2% to 33.3%, for essentially zero net growth (p.12).

Growth Analysis by Continent

My intent is not to restate the findings of the report, but to further analyze CSGC data and highlight continental growth trends not included in that report. Specifically I want to highlight what’s hot (where Christianity is growing) and what’s not (where Christianity is in decline). The data gleaned from the CSGC report and my calculations is presented in the following two tables.

Table 1. Key Christian Indicators by Continent.

Region	Nr. of Christians 2020	Percent Christian 2020	Christian AAGR(1) 1970-2020	Christian AACR(2) 1970-2020
Africa	630,644,000	49.3%	3.02%	0.50%
Asia	420,390,000	9.2%	3.01%	1.48%
Europe	580,305,000	78.0	0.33%	0.03%
Latin America	600,533,000	92.1%	1.61%	-0.05%
Northern America	288,005,000	76.9%	0.62%	-0.35%
Oceana (4)	30,818,000	73,3%	1.08%	-.47%
Global Total	2,550,695,000	33.3%	1.47%	0%

Table 2. Key Evangelical Christian Indicators by Continent

Region	Nr. of evangelicals 2020	Percent Evangelical (3)2020	Evangelical AAGR (1) 1970-2020	Evangelical AACR 1970-2020
Africa	191,090,751	14.95%	4.51	1.99%
Asia	120,986,333	2.65%	4.52	2.99%
Europe	20,837,012	2.80%	0.32	0.07%
Latin America	87,718,345	13.45%	4.06	2.40%
Northern America	74,691,603	19.95%	0.95	-0.03%
Oceana (4)	6,476,778	15.40%	1.25	-0.30%
Global Total	501,800,822	6.55%	2.97	1.50%

Notes:

(1)   AAGR is an abbreviation for Average Annual Growth Rate.

(2)   AACR is an abbreviation for Average Annual Conversion Rate. AACR represents the percentage of those becoming Christians from other religions. This is determined by subtracting the percentage of the Average Annual Population Growth Rate from the AAGR.

(3)   The CSGC report presents two perspectives on the estimating number of Evangelical Christians in each continent: namely that of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity and Operation World. Here I have chosen to average these two estimates. In all but one instance (Europe), the figure given by Operation World is higher than the CSGC figure (pp.16-17). My own field experience and conversations with other researchers leads me to believe that the Operation World estimates for Evangelicals tend to be on the high side.

(4)   Oceana represents Australia, New Zealand and other Southern Pacific Islands.

What’s Hot?

There are many different angles from which to view the data. What’s hot here depends on the question asked.

If you ask which content has the most Christians or has the highest percentage of Christians, then Latin America is the hottest.

But if you ask which continent has the most evangelicals, then Africa is hottest.

Still, if you ask where the largest percent of Evangelical Christians are found, that would be Northern America – (but Northern Americans should not boast too soon as significant concerns will be noted in the next section.

If you ask which continent which continent has the highest Average Annual Growth Rate, then Africa is at the top (3.02%) closely followed by Asia (3.01%).

If you wish to know where the rate of conversion to Christianity from other belief systems is the highest, this would be Asia at 1.48%. I call this the Average Annual Conversion Rate, which is determined by taking the Average Annual Growth Rate and subtracting the Average Annual change in Population, which represents natural population growth (the net difference between the birth rate and death rate as well as emigration and immigration).

Evangelicals in Asia, Africa and Latin America are the hottest of all, growing much more quickly than the population and Christians in general. In fact Evangelical Christians are growing far quicker than any major world religion, with the exception of Daoists. (p.13)

By way of honorable mention, Eastern Europe, including Russia, has seen a revival of interest in Christianity, especially since 1990, adding almost 90 million to the number of Christians, an increase of 28.6% (AAGR 0.91%).

What’s Not?

On the other hand, the CSGC data point out where Christianity is struggling. Again there are several perspectives.

The least Christian Continent – percentage wise – is Asia; although there are more Christians in Asia than Northern America! Also Asia has nearly six times more evangelicals than Europe and more Evangelicals than Europe and Northern America combined. And Asia’s Evangelical Growth Rates are the highest in the world. So what Asia lack in quantity, it makes up for in quality!

Based on Average Annual Growth Rates the percentages of Christians in Latin America, Northern America and Oceana are in decline. Europe (excluding Eastern Europe and Russia which experienced a revival in Christianity after 1990) also has experienced a significant decline in this period, the percentage Christians declining nearly 15%.

Evangelicals are also losing ground in Oceana and Northern America – and again, if it were not for Eastern Europe, Evangelicals are would be losing ground in Europe too.

Conclusion

Asia, Africa and Latin America are Hot

Oceana, Northern America and Europe are not.

Points to ponder

So does anything you’ve seen here surprise you?

What further questions arise in your mind?

In my next posting, I intend to look at this same data at a country level, asking what’s hot and what’s not. I can guarantee that there will be some eye opening surprises!

The 228 Unengaged Turkish Peoples: Who they are and where they are found?

In a recent posting, I pointed out that there are 228 unengaged Turkish peoples who number more than 7 million persons. A friend asked: “Who are they and where are the found?” A simple list follows of who these people are, where they live and their population.

By the way, “unengaged” means that no one – as far as we know  is seeking to declare the good news of God’s salvation among a people group or to found a community of believers in Jesus Christ, the Savior of all the world (1 John 2:2; 4:14).  Taking seriously Jesus command “disciple all the nations” (Matthew 28:19) implies that all the “unengaged” become “engaged.” For a people group to be “engaged”, two general things must happen: first, those who are already Jesus’ disciples must consistently pray for these peoples along the lines of 1 Timothy 2:1-8 and Luke 10:2; and second, that communities of believers in Jesus Christ partner to send out message bearers to these peoples, sharing the good news of His salvation and establishing healthy communities of those who respond to Jesus call, “Follow me!”

Could you be an advocate for one of these “unengaged” Turkic peoples in the disciple-making community that you are a part of? Is there one on this list that attracts your interest?

The following information is taken from the online data base found at www.JoshuaProject.net. To go to the specific link for this data, which includes much more information and a profile of each people group, click here .

People	Country	Population
Afshari	Afghanistan	13,000
Ainu, Aynu	China	7,300
Akto Turkmen	China	2,700
Alutor	Russia
Aynallu, Inallu	Iran	5,900
Azerbaijani, Azeri T	Azerbaijan	278,000
Azerbaijani, Azeri T	Iraq	2,031,000
Azerbaijani, Azeri T	Jordan	5,000
Azerbaijani, Azeri T	Syria	40,000
Azerbaijani, North	Armenia	300
Azerbaijani, North	Belarus	5,100
Azerbaijani, North	Estonia	900
Azerbaijani, North	Czech Republic	200
Azerbaijani, North	Kyrgyzstan	18,000
Azerbaijani, North	Kazakhstan	85,000
Azerbaijani, North	Latvia	1,600
Azerbaijani, North	Lithuania	1,300
Azerbaijani, North	Moldova	2,200
Azerbaijani, North	Netherlands	100
Azerbaijani, North	Russia	610,000
Azerbaijani, North	Tajikistan	4,800
Azerbaijani, North	Turkmenistan	53,000
Azerbaijani, North	Ukraine	42,000
Azerbaijani, North	Uzbekistan	63,000
Baharlu	Iran	8,900
Balkan Gagauz Turkis	Macedonia	2,100
Bashkir, Bashkort	Uzbekistan	50,000
Chelkans	Russia	1,200
Cypriots, Turkish	Cyprus	246,000
Cypriots, Turkish	United Kingdom	33,000
Enets, Yenisei Samoy	Russia	200
Ewenki, Tungus	Mongolia	500
Gajal, Gadzhal	Turkey	16,000
Gilyak, Nivkh	Russia	4,700
Hazara	Tajikistan	7,500
Hezhen, Nanai, Gold	China
Karakalpak	Afghanistan	2,900
Karakalpak	Kyrgyzstan	1,100
Karakalpak	Russia	1,500
Karakalpak	Turkey	73,000
Karakalpak	Turkmenistan	4,900
Kazak, Qinghai	China	3,600
Kazakh	Afghanistan	2,900
Kazakh	Azerbaijan	2,200
Kazakh	Armenia	400
Kazakh	Belarus	2,400
Kazakh	Czech Republic	2,000
Kazakh	Germany	42,000
Kazakh	Kyrgyzstan	34,000
Kazakh	Lithuania	700
Kazakh	Tajikistan	15,000
Kazakh	Turkmenistan	140,000
Kazakh	Ukraine	5,200
Keriya	China	700
Khalaj, Turkic	Iran	50,000
Kumandins	Russia	2,900
Kyakala	China	2,900
Kyrgyz	Czech Republic	300
Kyrgyz	Russia	105,000
Kyrgyz	Turkmenistan	1,000
Kyrgyz	Ukraine	1,100
Kyrgyz	United States	100
Lu, Lu Ren	China	5,800
Nafar, Nafar Turk	Iran	4,200
Negidal, Nizovsk	Russia	500
Nogai	Kazakhstan	400
Nogai	Russia	105,000
Nogai	Ukraine	400
Nogai, Nogay	Romania	11,000
Nogai, Nogay	Uzbekistan	200
Ongkor	China
Orochi, Orichen	Ukraine	900
Orok	Russia	300
Pishagchi	Iran	1,200
Qaragozlu	Iran	2,400
Saman	China	3,100
Soyot	Russia	3,700
Tatar	Afghanistan	500
Tatar	Azerbaijan	27,000
Tatar	Armenia	500
Tatar	Belarus	13,000
Tatar	Canada	600
Tatar	China	7,800
Tatar	Estonia	2,600
Tatar	Finland	900
Tatar	Georgia	3,300
Tatar	Kyrgyzstan	32,000
Tatar	Kazakhstan	273,000
Tatar	Latvia	3,100
Tatar	Lithuania	3,100
Tatar	Moldova	2,800
Tatar	Poland	5,000
Tatar	Tajikistan	22,000
Tatar	Turkmenistan	62,000
Tatar	Ukraine	69,000
Tatar	Uzbekistan	668,000
Tatar, Chulym	Russia	400
Tatar, Crimean	Kyrgyzstan	600
Tatar, Crimean	Kazakhstan	1,100
Tatar, Crimean	Moldova	1,500
Tatar, Crimean	Romania	22,000
Tatar, Crimean	Russia	2,500
Tatar, Crimean	Tajikistan	9,800
Tatar, Crimean	Uzbekistan	5,000
Tatar, Khakass	China
Tatar, Mishari	Russia	800
Tatar, Siberian	Russia	6,900
Teleut	China
Tsaatan	Mongolia	300
Tubalars	Russia	2,000
Tuerke	China	200
Turk	United Arab Emirates	8,300
Turk	Azerbaijan	22,000
Turk	Brazil	200
Turk	Chile	300
Turk	Denmark	93,000
Turk	Egypt	41,000
Turk	El Salvador	600
Turk	Czech Republic	2,100
Turk	Finland	6,100
Turk	Georgia	3,200
Turk	Greece	56,000
Turk	Honduras	1,600
Turk	Croatia	300
Turk	Japan	5,200
Turk	Kyrgyzstan	40,000
Turk	Kosovo	6,900
Turk	Kazakhstan	84,000
Turk	Lebanon	9,300
Turk	Moldova	1,700
Turk	Montenegro	600
Turk	Norway	22,000
Turk	Serbia	2,700
Turk	Saudi Arabia	29,000
Turk	Syria	3,400
Turk	Tajikistan	1,100
Turk	Ukraine	7,300
Turk	Venezuela	30,000
Turk, Meskhetian	Uzbekistan	1,300
Turkmen	India	500
Turkmen	Iraq	398,000
Turkmen	Jordan	6,300
Turkmen	Kyrgyzstan	2,000
Turkmen	Kazakhstan	1,600
Turkmen	Ukraine	3,500
Turkmen, Turkoman	Russia	37,000
Turkmen, Turkoman	Syria	135,000
Turkmen, Turkoman	Tajikistan	23,000
Turks	Afghanistan	9,500
Turks	Algeria	2,900
Turks	Argentina	800
Turks	Bahrain	1,400
Turks	Belize	100
Turks	Belarus	300
Turks	Ireland	2,400
Turks	Guinea	300
Turks	Hungary	5,900
Turks	Indonesia	200
Turks	Italy	30,000
Turks	Iraq	2,700
Turks	Kenya	200
Turks	Korea, South	1,600
Turks	Kuwait	7,000
Turks	Slovakia	300
Turks	Liechtenstein	1,100
Turks	Luxembourg	800
Turks	Libya	29,000
Turks	Mongolia	200
Turks	Mali	200
Turks	Morocco	3,600
Turks	Malta	800
Turks	Oman	900
Turks	Mexico	300
Turks	Malaysia	400
Turks	Nigeria	400
Turks	New Zealand	1,700
Turks	Pakistan	500
Turks	Poland	5,000
Turks	Portugal	800
Turks	Qatar	3,600
Turks	Philippines	100
Turks	Senegal	100
Turks	Slovenia	200
Turks	Singapore	900
Turks	Spain	4,700
Turks	Sudan	2,800
Turks	Thailand	200
Turks	Tunisia	1,100
Turks	Turkmenistan	16,000
Turks	Yemen	400
Tuvans-Todzhans	Russia	1,900
Tuvinian, Tuva	China	4,100
Tuvinian, Uriankhai	Mongolia	5,200
Udekhe	Russia	1,500
Uyghur	Australia	400
Uyghur	Iran	5,700
Uyghur	Mongolia	300
Uyghur	Russia	3,700
Uyghur	Saudi Arabia	7,700
Uyghur	Tajikistan	800
Uyghur	Taiwan	200
Uyghur	Turkmenistan	2,100
Uyghur	Ukraine	200
Uyghur, Kashgar	Afghanistan	4,300
Uygur, Lop Nur	China	42,000
Uygur, Taklimakan	China	300
Uygur, Yutian	China	67,000
Uzbek, Northern	Australia	200
Uzbek, Northern	China	21,000
Uzbek, Northern	Czech Republic	200
Uzbek, Northern	Georgia	1,100
Uzbek, Northern	Lithuania	1,400
Uzbek, Northern	Moldova	1,100
Uzbek, Northern	Mongolia	23,000
Uzbek, Northern	Russia	293,000
Uzbek, Northern	Ukraine	12,000
Uzbek, Northern	United States	26,000
Uzbek, Southern	Azerbaijan	1,900
Uzbek, Southern	Armenia	300
Uzbek, Southern	Belarus	3,600
Uzbek, Southern	Estonia	100
Uzbek, Southern	Latvia	300
Yakut	China	2,800
Yenisei Ostyak, Ket	Russia	1,200
Yugur, Enger	China	5,800
Yugur, Saragh	China	12,000
Yukaghir, Chuvan	Ukraine	200
Yukaghir, Southern	Russia	100

Two Astounding Facts about the Turkic Peoples

Ramadan Turkic Peoples Prayer Focus

Monday, August 5, through Wednesday August 7, 2013

This is the last post in a five-part series that presents prayer requests for the Turkic Peoples during Ramadan.

Monday: Fact – 21 million Turkic people don’t have the Bible in their language. Pray that God will motive qualified people to translate the scriptures into all of the languages of the Turkic Peoples.

Tuesday: Fact – No one is working to reach 223 Turkic Peoples (7 million people) Pray that God Churches and mission organizations around the world will partner together to reach these 223 Turkic Peoples.

Wednesday: Congratulations! You have completed this Turkic People Prayer Focus during Ramadan. How has God worked in your heart? How might you be involved in efforts to take the Good News to the Turkic peoples in the future? Spend some time talking to the Lord about how he may be leading you.

You can learn more about these countries and peoples from the book, Operation World or JoshuaProject.net.