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The Chechens of Kazakhstan

The Chechens of Kazakhstan, numbering approximately 42,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnic group native to the North Caucasus region of southwestern Russia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Chechen is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Chechen

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Kazakhstan
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Chechen (che)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 42,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024259
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

63%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chechen
Language Family: Nakh-Daghestanian

100%
%
Chechen Speakers

Media Resources in Chechen:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Chechen:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2012 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Chechen bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Chechens:
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Pray specifically for the Chechens of Kazakhstan

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.
readMatthew 4:16

Pray that those who dwell in darkness and live in the land of the shadow of death may be drawn out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and suffer for their faith, they will sing for joy and be glad in their hearts because the Lord has compassion on them.

For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
readRomans 12:4-5

Ask God to send believers to people in other cultures and to help them use their gifts in harmony with others so that the body of Christ may be built up.

Chechen Across Countries (ROP3 - 102059) reported in the following countries:

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10 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ChechensPG024428ChechensRussian Federation1,360,000Engaged yet UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG050574ChechensFrance67,500Unengaged and UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG000227ChechensGermany52,500Engaged yet UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG024259ChechensKazakhstan42,500Unengaged and UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG048858ChechensAustria30,500Unengaged and UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG042378ChechensBelgium18,000Unengaged and UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG024109ChechensGeorgia12,500Engaged yet UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG011782ChechensJordan8,500Unengaged and UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG024663ChechensUzbekistan1,900Unengaged and UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
ChechensPG024340ChechensKyrgyzstan900Unengaged and UnreachedChechenSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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