Country: Norway

Number of People Groups

61

People Groups Unreached

13 (21.3%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

5,492,000

Population in Unreached

264,000 (4.8%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

87.23%

% Evangelical

7.96%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

1.0%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 German 29,000 67,020,000 German, Standard Christianity 64.00 % 2.10 % -
 Greek 1,100 10,379,000 Greek Christianity 91.00 % 0.40 % -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 13,000 931,432,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious 8.00 % 5.70 % -
 Hungarian 2,000 11,921,000 Hungarian Christianity 88.00 % 2.80 % -
 Icelander 4,200 424,000 Icelandic Christianity 91.00 % 3.80 % -
 Italian 4,600 37,639,000 Italian Christianity 86.00 % 2.00 % -
 Jewish, Norwegian 1,300 1,300 Norwegian Ethnic Religions 0.40 % 0.20 % 1
 Kurd, Kurmanji 5,400 14,881,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam 1.00 % 0.20 % 1
 Latin American, general 10,000 1,111,000 Spanish Christianity 92.00 % 4.00 % -
 Latvian 11,000 1,425,000 Latvian, Standard Christianity 54.00 % 9.00 % -
 Lithuanian 49,000 2,756,000 Lithuanian Christianity 85.00 % 1.10 % -
 Macedonian 3,400 1,954,000 Macedonian Christianity 66.00 % 0.20 % -
 Norwegian 4,578,000 4,795,000 Norwegian Christianity 95.00 % 9.00 % -
 Pashtun, Southern 7,600 9,154,000 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Persian 24,000 46,754,000 Persian, Iranian Islam 1.00 % 0.40 % 1
 Polish 119,000 45,098,000 Polish Christianity 90.00 % 0.30 % -
Romani, Tottare 7,300 36,000 Swedish Christianity 86.00 % 3.00 % -
 Romani, Vlax 3,800 1,169,000 Romani, Vlax Christianity 90.00 % 2.00 % -
 Romanian 19,000 21,564,000 Romanian Christianity 97.00 % 5.40 % -
 Russian 23,000 136,151,000 Russian Christianity 67.00 % 1.20 % -
Saami, Lule 1,900 9,100 Saami, Lule Christianity 98.00 % 7.00 % -
 Saami, Northern 33,000 43,000 Saami, North Christianity 95.00 % 8.00 % -
Saami, Southern 800 1,500 Saami, South Christianity 95.00 % 7.00 % -
 Serbo-Croatian 15,000 8,286,000 Serbian Christianity 80.00 % 0.60 % -
 Slovak 3,800 5,387,000 Slovak Christianity 85.00 % 2.00 % -
  Totals:  61 5,492,000         13 87.23 % 7.96 % 13 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 22,000                
  UN Country Population (2024) 5,514,000                
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Province Estimated
Population
Akershus 574,000
Astfold 305,000
Aust-Agder 124,000
Buskerud 289,000
Finnmark 89,000
Hedmark 227,000
Hordaland 528,000
Møre og Romsdal 294,000
Nord-Trøndelag 153,000
Nordland 287,000
Oppland 221,000
Oslo 617,000
Rogaland 459,000
Sogn og Fjordane 129,000
Sør-Trøndelag 321,000
Telemark 200,000
Troms 183,000
Vest-Agder 190,000
Vestfold 260,000
Provinces:  19 5,450,000
UN Country Population 5,514,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Akan aka 1 0 Complete Bible
Albanian, Gheg aln 1 0 New Testament
Amharic amh 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Levantine apc 2 0 Bible Portions
Arabic, Mesopotamian acm 1 0 New Testament
Arabic, Moroccan ary 1 1 New Testament
Bosnian bos 1 1 Complete Bible
Bulgarian bul 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Croatian hrv 1 0 Complete Bible
Czech ces 1 0 Complete Bible
Danish dan 1 0 Complete Bible
Dutch nld 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 2 0 Complete Bible
Estonian, Standard ekk 1 0 Complete Bible
Finnish fin 1 0 Complete Bible
Finnish, Kven fkv 1 0 Unspecified
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Hungarian hun 1 0 Complete Bible
Icelandic isl 1 0 Complete Bible
Italian ita 1 0 Complete Bible
Kurdish, Northern kmr 1 1 Complete Bible
Latvian, Standard lvs 1 0 Complete Bible
Lithuanian lit 1 0 Complete Bible
Macedonian mkd 1 0 Complete Bible
Norwegian nor 2 1 Complete Bible
Norwegian Sign Language nsl 1 0 Bible Portions
Norwegian, Traveller rmg 1 0 Unspecified
Pashto, Southern pbt 1 1 Bible Portions
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Polish pol 1 0 Complete Bible
Portuguese por 1 0 Complete Bible
Romani, Vlax rmy 1 0 Complete Bible
Romanian ron 1 0 Complete Bible
Russian rus 1 0 Complete Bible
Saami, Lule smj 1 0 New Testament
Saami, North sme 1 0 Complete Bible
Saami, South sma 1 0 Bible Portions
Serbian srp 1 0 Complete Bible
Slovak slk 1 0 Complete Bible
Somali som 1 1 Complete Bible
Spanish spa 3 0 Complete Bible
Swedish swe 2 0 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Thai tha 1 1 Complete Bible
Thai, Northeastern tts 1 1 New Testament
Tigre tig 1 1 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Ukrainian ukr 1 0 Complete Bible
Urdu urd 2 2 Complete Bible
Vietnamese vie 1 0 Complete Bible
Yoruba yor 1 0 Complete Bible
Totals: 54 61 13   43 44 48 47 42
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  • Church planting agencies in Norway
  • Christian ministry in Norway
  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
  • Christian discipleship
  • Short term Christian missions
  • Long term Christian missions
  • Urban ministries
  • Christian media opportunities
  • Bible translation opportunities
  • Relief and development agencies
  • Clean water projects
  • Christian medical outreaches

Norway Statistics
People Groups 61
Unreached People Groups 13  (21.3%)
Population 5,492,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.1%
Population in Unreached 264,000  (4.8%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 87.2%
Percent Evangelical 8.0%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 1.0%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 13
Country Progress Level 4
Urbanization 82%
Continent Europe
Region Europe, Western
10/40 Window No
Country Code NO
Official Language(s) Norwegian
Literacy Rate 100%
Estimated Illiterate Population 0
Persecution Ranking Not ranked


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