Country: Switzerland
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 20,000 | 925,130,000 | 42 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious |
4
|
5-10% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Hungarian | 26,000 | 11,525,000 | 23 | Hungarian | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Italian | 298,000 | 37,535,000 | 42 | Italian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Japanese | 5,300 | 119,686,000 | 38 | Japanese | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Swiss | 19,000 | 19,000 | 1 | ● | German, Swiss | Ethnic Religions |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 8,900 | 17,544,000 | 28 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Lombard | 319,000 | 3,505,000 | 2 | ● | Lombard | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Macedonian | 70,000 | 1,758,000 | 17 | Macedonian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Montenegrin | 2,500 | 402,000 | 11 | Montenegrin | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Pashtun, Southern | 7,100 | 9,559,000 | 13 | Pashto, Southern | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Persian | 6,600 | 48,381,000 | 39 | Persian, Iranian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Polish | 42,000 | 43,168,000 | 33 | Polish | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Portuguese | 217,000 | 17,690,000 | 34 | Portuguese | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Rhaeto-Romansch, Engadine | 45,000 | 68,000 | 2 | ● | Romansh | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Romani, Sinte | 26,000 | 223,000 | 13 | Romani, Sinte | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
|
Romani, Swiss | 25,000 | 25,000 | 1 | ● | German, Swiss | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Romanian | 24,000 | 20,931,000 | 29 | Romanian | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Russian | 17,000 | 135,169,000 | 53 | Russian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Serb | 64,000 | 7,934,000 | 27 | Serbian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Slovak | 19,000 | 5,171,000 | 19 | Slovak | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Slovene | 9,100 | 1,963,000 | 9 | Slovene | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Somali | 8,000 | 28,900,000 | 27 | Somali | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
South Asian, general | 78,000 | 10,782,000 | 47 | Sinhala | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 2 | |
|
Spaniard | 89,000 | 30,082,000 | 35 | Spanish | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Swedish | 7,100 | 9,262,000 | 15 | Swedish | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
| Totals: 58 | 8,849,000 | 17 ◼︎ (8 ✸︎) | 3.96 % | 75.63 % | 18 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 118,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 8,967,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Aargau | 687,000 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 60,000 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 18,000 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 308,000 |
| Basel-Stadt | 208,000 |
| Bern | 1,102,000 |
| Fribourg | 313,000 |
| Genève | 515,000 |
| Glarus | 44,000 |
| Graubünden | 217,000 |
| Jura | 79,000 |
| Lucerne | 425,000 |
| Neuchâtel | 193,000 |
| Nidwalden | 46,000 |
| Obwalden | 40,000 |
| Sankt Gallen | 539,000 |
| Schaffhausen | 85,000 |
| Schwyz | 165,000 |
| Solothurn | 287,000 |
| Thurgau | 279,000 |
| Ticino | 376,000 |
| Uri | 39,000 |
| Valais | 352,000 |
| Vaud | 802,000 |
| Zug | 127,000 |
| Zürich | 1,544,000 |
| Provinces: 26 | 8,850,000 |
| UN Country Population | 8,967,000 |
| 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 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 2 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan | ary | 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 |
| Arpitan | frp | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bavarian | bar | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| German, Swiss | gsw | 3 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -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 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kabuverdianu | kea | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Lombard | lmo | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Macedonian | mkd | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Montenegrin | cnr | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -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 | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romani, Sinte | rmo | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romansh | roh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sinhala | sin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Slovak | slk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Slovene | slv | 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 | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swedish | swe | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Swiss-German Sign Language | sgg | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| Tibetan, Central | bod | 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 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Walser | wae | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| West Flemish | vls | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Yeniche | yec | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 53 | 58 | 17 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 30 | 33 |
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| People Groups | 58 |
| Unreached People Groups | 17 (29.3%) |
| Population | 8,849,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.9% |
| Population in Unreached | 326,000 (3.7%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 75.6% |
| Percent Evangelical | 4.0% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 18 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Western |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | SZ |
| Official Language(s) | German, Swiss | French |
| Literacy Rate | 100% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 0 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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