Country: Sweden
People Groups
Total
74
People Groups Unreached
24 (32.4%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
13 (17.6%)
Population
Total
10,552,000
Population in Unreached
578,000 (5.5%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
286,000 (2.7%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Afghani, general | 17,000 | 1,273,000 | 21 | Dari | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Albanian | 5,400 | 5,797,000 | 23 | Albanian, Gheg | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Americans, U.S. | 16,000 | 201,401,000 | 78 | English | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Amhara, Ethiopian | 11,000 | 28,557,000 | 20 | Amharic | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken | 7,600 | 7,563,000 | 12 | Arabic, Gulf | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, Egyptian general | 5,500 | 73,602,000 | 31 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Iraqi | 98,000 | 22,457,000 | 21 | Arabic, Mesopotamian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 2 | |
|
Arab, Lebanese general | 24,000 | 5,379,000 | 33 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Moroccan | 6,000 | 31,518,000 | 25 | Arabic, Moroccan | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, North Iraqi | 32,000 | 12,714,000 | 9 | Arabic, North Mesopotamian | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, Syrian | 30,000 | 24,524,000 | 31 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
0-0.1% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Tunisian | 6,400 | 11,928,000 | 13 | Arabic, Tunisian | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Assyrian | 96,000 | 661,000 | 19 | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Austrian, Bavarian | 5,400 | 14,453,000 | 14 | Bavarian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Bengali | 19,000 | 135,697,000 | 9 | Bengali | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Bosniak | 34,000 | 3,139,000 | 20 | Bosnian | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Brazilian, general | 3,500 | 226,000 | 6 | Portuguese | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
British | 30,000 | 54,682,000 | 81 | English | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Bulgarian | 7,100 | 6,736,000 | 25 | Bulgarian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Chilean | 19,000 | 18,059,000 | 11 | Spanish | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Colombian, Mestizo | 7,100 | 36,903,000 | 9 | Spanish | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Danish | 49,000 | 5,350,000 | 15 | Danish | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Deaf | 8,000 | 27,508,000 | 164 | ● | Swedish Sign Language | Unknown |
1
|
-1 Unknown | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Dutch | 12,000 | 14,364,000 | 24 | Dutch | Non-Religious |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Estonian | 6,400 | 1,119,000 | 10 | Estonian, Standard | Non-Religious |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
| Totals: 74 | 10,552,000 | 24 ◼︎ (13 ✸︎) | 5.67 % | 54.84 % | 25 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 105,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 10,657,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Blekinge | 175,000 |
| Dalarna | 321,000 |
| Gävleborg | 321,000 |
| Gotland | 66,000 |
| Halland | 336,000 |
| Jämtland | 147,000 |
| Jönköping | 386,000 |
| Kalmar | 272,000 |
| Kronoberg | 209,000 |
| Norrbotten | 293,000 |
| Orebro | 319,000 |
| Östergötland | 485,000 |
| Skåne | 1,376,000 |
| Södermanland | 305,000 |
| Stockholm | 2,227,000 |
| Uppsala | 372,000 |
| Värmland | 317,000 |
| Västerbotten | 300,000 |
| Västernorrland | 283,000 |
| Västmanland | 288,000 |
| Västra Götaland | 1,786,000 |
| Provinces: 21 | 10,584,000 |
| UN Country Population | 10,657,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian, Gheg | aln | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Amharic | amh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Gulf | afb | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 2 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan | ary | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, North Mesopotamian | ayp | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Tunisian | aeb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bavarian | bar | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| Chinese, Yue | yue | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Danish | dan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dari | prs | 1 | 1 | 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, Tornedalen | fit | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -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 |
| Hazaragi | haz | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 2 | 2 | 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 |
| Mongolian, Halh | khk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Neo-Mandaic | mid | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Norwegian | nor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ovdalian | ovd | 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 | 0 | 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 |
| Punjabi, Western | pnb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Romani, Kalo Finnish | rmf | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -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 |
| 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 | 7 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Swedish Sign Language | swl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tajik | tgk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tamil | tam | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tigrigna | tir | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turoyo | tru | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 63 | 74 | 24 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 35 | 37 |
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| People Groups | 74 |
| Unreached People Groups | 24 (32.4%) |
| Population | 10,552,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.7% |
| Population in Unreached | 578,000 (5.5%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 54.8% |
| Percent Evangelical | 5.7% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 25 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Western |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | SW |
| Official Language(s) | Swedish |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 106,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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