Joshua Project - Ethnic People Groups of Iceland

Iceland – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Americans, U.S.	1,600		28.90 %	79.00 %		3.2	Christianity	English	0P Americans, U.S.	1	0T
British	1,000		8.00 %	63.00 %		3.2	Christianity	English	0P British	1	1
Deaf		Y	0.00 %	90.00 %		2.1	Christianity	Icelandic Sign Languag	1	1	1
Filipino, Tagalog	600		12.00 %	93.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Tagalog	0P Filipino, Tagalog	1	1
German	1,100		2.00 %	65.00 %		2.2	Christianity	German, Standard	0P German	1	1
Icelander	301,000	Y	3.80 %	90.90 %		3.1	Christianity	Icelandic	1	1	1
Isan, Northeastern Thai	600		0.50 %	2.00 %	Y	1.2	Buddhism	Thai, Northeastern	0P Isan, Northeastern Thai	1	1
Norwegian	1,000		8.40 %	90.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Norwegian	0P Norwegian	1	1
Polish	2,100		0.30 %	90.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Polish	0P Polish	1	1
Russian	900		1.20 %	71.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Russian	0P Russian	1	1
South Asian, general	600	Y	2.00 %	4.00 %	Y	1.2	Hinduism	Hindi	1	1	1
Swedish	1,800		6.90 %	60.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Swedish	0P Swedish	1	1
Total People Groups: 12	312,000	3			2	3.1			9	0	1
Unclassified / Other Individuals	16,000
UN Country Population (2012)	328,000

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Iceland –

% of People Groups

% of Population in People Groups

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Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population

	Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached	2	16.7 %	1,100	0.4 %
	Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church	4	33.3 %	4,100	1.3 %
	Level 3 - Established / Significant Church	6	50.0 %	307,000	98.3 %

Totals		12		312,000

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

Americans, U.S. 1,600	British 1,000	Filipino, Tagalog 600	German 1,100	© Copyrighted Photo Isan, Northeastern Thai 600	Norwegian 1,000
Polish 2,100	© Copyrighted Photo Russian 900	Swedish 1,800
Iceland People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Iceland – 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
English	eng	2	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
German, Standard	deu	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Hindi	hin	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Icelandic	isl	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Icelandic Sign Language	icl	1	0	None	1	1	1	1	1
Norwegian	nor	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	1	0
Polish	pol	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	rus	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Swedish	swe	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Tagalog	tgl	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Thai, Northeastern	tts	1	1	None	1	1	0	0	1
Totals:	11	12	2		9	5	10	9	8

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Iceland – Religions

Major Religions
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Source: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

Christianity Segments
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Source: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
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Iceland – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Iceland. Ministries in the Iceland section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Western Europe 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 Iceland

Ministries in Western Europe

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Country Level Ministries	Size
Greater Europe Mission	Medium
Navigators, International Missions Group	Medium
Ministries Listed: 2

Regional Level Ministries	Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)	Large
Anglican Frontier Missions	Small
Assemblies of God World Missions	Large
Awana Clubs, International	Medium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, International	Medium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)	Medium
Baptist Mid-Missions	Medium
BCM International	Medium
Bible League	Medium
Campus Crusade for Christ, International	Large
Child Evangelism Fellowship	Medium
Christian Church of North America - Missions	Small
Church of God of Prophecy	Medium
Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee	Medium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission Department	Medium
Church World Service	Medium
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship	Medium
Educational Services International	Medium
EFCA International Mission	Medium
Every Home for Christ	Medium
Final Frontiers Foundation	Large
Free Methodist World Missions	Medium
Galcom International	Small
GO International	Small
InterComm	Small
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	Medium
One Mission Society	Medium
Pioneers	Medium
Salvation Army	Medium
Seventh-day Adventists General Conference	Medium
Silent Word Ministries	Small
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission Board	Large
Team Expansion	Medium
Tentmakers International	Small
United Methodist Church	Medium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign Missions	Medium
United World Mission	Medium
Worldwide Tentmakers, Incorporated	Small
Young Life	Medium
Youth with a Mission	Large
Ministries Listed: 40

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Iceland – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	312,000
Percent Urbanization	93 %
Total People Groups	12
Unreached People Groups	2
Region	Western Europe
10/40 Window	No
Official National Language	Icelandic
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent	90.1% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	3.9% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	3.1
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.906 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links

State Department Religious Freedom Report

Notes

[1] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

[2] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.