Country: Norway
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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German | 30,000 | 67,725,000 | 78 | German, Standard | Christianity | 4 ● | 64.00 % | 2.10 % | -1 - | |
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Greek | 1,100 | 10,115,000 | 70 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 14,000 | 925,439,000 | 53 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 8.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Hungarian | 2,000 | 11,533,000 | 30 | Hungarian | Christianity | 4 ● | 88.00 % | 2.80 % | -1 - | |
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Icelander | 4,200 | 444,000 | 7 | Icelandic | Christianity | 4 ● | 91.00 % | 3.80 % | -1 - | |
|
Italian | 4,700 | 37,876,000 | 62 | Italian | Christianity | 3 ● | 86.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Jewish, Norwegian | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1 | ● | Norwegian | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.40 % | 0.20 % | 1 |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | 5,500 | 17,549,000 | 33 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Latin American, general | 10,000 | 1,116,000 | 14 | Spanish | Christianity | 4 ● | 92.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Latvian | 11,000 | 1,457,000 | 22 | Latvian, Standard | Christianity | 4 ● | 54.00 % | 9.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Lithuanian | 50,000 | 2,884,000 | 25 | Lithuanian | Christianity | 3 ● | 85.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Macedonian | 3,400 | 1,784,000 | 29 | Macedonian | Christianity | 3 ● | 66.00 % | 0.20 % | -1 - | |
|
Norwegian | 4,668,000 | 4,888,000 | 15 | ● | Norwegian | Christianity | 4 ● | 95.00 % | 9.00 % | -1 - |
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Pashtun, Southern | 7,700 | 9,281,000 | 9 | Pashto, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Persian | 25,000 | 48,102,000 | 43 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.40 % | 1 | |
|
Polish | 122,000 | 43,155,000 | 45 | Polish | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - | |
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Romani, Tottare | 7,500 | 37,000 | 2 | Swedish | Christianity | 4 ● | 86.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
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Romani, Vlax | 3,900 | 1,155,000 | 30 | Romani, Vlax | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Romanian | 19,000 | 20,948,000 | 40 | Romanian | Christianity | 4 ● | 97.00 % | 5.40 % | -1 - | |
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Russian | 23,000 | 136,010,000 | 71 | Russian | Christianity | 3 ● | 67.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
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Saami, Lule | 1,900 | 9,100 | 2 | ● | Saami, Lule | Christianity | 4 ● | 98.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - |
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Saami, Northern | 34,000 | 44,000 | 3 | ● | Saami, North | Christianity | 4 ● | 95.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - |
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Saami, Southern | 800 | 1,500 | 2 | ● | Saami, South | Christianity | 4 ● | 95.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - |
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Serbo-Croatian | 15,000 | 7,926,000 | 39 | Serbian | Christianity | 3 ● | 80.00 % | 0.60 % | -1 - | |
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Slovak | 3,900 | 5,199,000 | 27 | Slovak | Christianity | 3 ● | 85.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
| Totals: 61 | 5,601,000 | 3 ☀︎ 13 ● | 87.23 % | 7.96 % | 13 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 22,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 5,623,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Akershus | 585,000 |
| Astfold | 311,000 |
| Aust-Agder | 127,000 |
| Buskerud | 295,000 |
| Finnmark | 91,000 |
| Hedmark | 231,000 |
| Hordaland | 539,000 |
| Møre og Romsdal | 300,000 |
| Nord-Trøndelag | 156,000 |
| Nordland | 293,000 |
| Oppland | 225,000 |
| Oslo | 630,000 |
| Rogaland | 468,000 |
| Sogn og Fjordane | 132,000 |
| Sør-Trøndelag | 327,000 |
| Telemark | 204,000 |
| Troms | 187,000 |
| Vest-Agder | 194,000 |
| Vestfold | 266,000 |
| Provinces: 19 | 5,561,000 |
| UN Country Population | 5,623,000 |
| 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 |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akan | aka | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Albanian, Gheg | aln | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Amharic | amh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 2 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan | ary | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bosnian | bos | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Croatian | hrv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Czech | ces | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Danish | dan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dutch | nld | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Estonian, Standard | ekk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Finnish | fin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Finnish, Kven | fkv | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungarian | hun | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Icelandic | isl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Latvian, Standard | lvs | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Lithuanian | lit | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Macedonian | mkd | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Norwegian | nor | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Norwegian Sign Language | nsl | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Norwegian, Traveller | rmg | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Pashto, Southern | pbt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romani, Vlax | rmy | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Saami, Lule | smj | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Saami, North | sme | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Saami, South | sma | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Slovak | slk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish | spa | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swedish | swe | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Thai, Northeastern | tts | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tigre | tig | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Urdu | urd | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yoruba | yor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 54 | 61 | 13 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 29 | 38 |
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| People Groups | 61 |
| Unreached People Groups | 13 (21.3%) |
| Population | 5,601,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.1% |
| Population in Unreached | 269,000 (4.8%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 87.2% |
| Percent Evangelical | 8.0% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 13 |
| Country Progress Level | 4 ● |
| 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 |
 All Unreached |
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