Country: Norway
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Somali | 45,000 | 28,313,000 | 29 | Somali | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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South Asian, general | 28,000 | 13,288,000 | 59 | Urdu | Islam | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.70 % | 1 | |
|
Spaniard | 1,800 | 30,202,000 | 50 | Spanish | Christianity | 3 ● | 77.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Swedish | 40,000 | 9,469,000 | 20 | Swedish | Christianity | 4 ● | 57.00 % | 6.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Thai | 21,000 | 24,342,000 | 31 | Thai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
|
Thai, Isan | 19,000 | 19,068,000 | 6 | Thai, Northeastern | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.80 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Tigre, Eritrean | 31,000 | 955,000 | 8 | Tigre | Islam | 1 ● | 0.40 % | 0.05 % | 1 | |
|
Turk | 21,000 | 68,371,000 | 69 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Ukrainian | 1,700 | 33,273,000 | 51 | Ukrainian | Christianity | 4 ● | 79.00 % | 3.80 % | -1 - | |
|
Urdu | 36,000 | 2,690,000 | 24 | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Vietnamese | 25,000 | 89,765,000 | 37 | Vietnamese | Buddhism | 2 ● | 10.00 % | 1.80 % | -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 |
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