Country: Norway
| 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 | 1,275,000 | 22 | Dari | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Akan | 2,000 | 6,181,000 | 14 | Akan | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Albanian | 11,000 | 5,797,000 | 28 | Albanian, Gheg | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Americans, U.S. | 8,100 | 201,113,000 | 104 | English | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Amhara, Ethiopian | 3,800 | 28,577,000 | 31 | Amharic | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Iraqi | 36,000 | 22,468,000 | 26 | Arabic, Mesopotamian | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Lebanese general | 2,400 | 5,398,000 | 42 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Moroccan | 8,300 | 31,523,000 | 27 | Arabic, Moroccan | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, North Iraqi | 7,900 | 12,722,000 | 12 | Arabic, North Mesopotamian | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, Sudanese | 7,200 | 21,737,000 | 32 | Arabic, Sudanese | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, Syrian | 39,000 | 24,536,000 | 38 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
0-0.1% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Black African, general | 5,600 | 1,155,000 | 10 | Yoruba | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Bosniak | 19,000 | 3,148,000 | 25 | Bosnian | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Brazilian, general | 1,800 | 226,000 | 6 | Portuguese | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
British | 18,000 | 54,781,000 | 126 | English | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Bulgarian | 7,500 | 6,769,000 | 41 | Bulgarian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Burmese | 4,500 | 29,913,000 | 23 | Burmese | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Chilean | 8,400 | 18,068,000 | 16 | Spanish | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Croat | 3,600 | 5,090,000 | 30 | Croatian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Czech | 2,200 | 10,591,000 | 29 | Czech | Non-Religious |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Danish | 22,000 | 5,362,000 | 21 | Danish | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Deaf | 5,000 | 27,577,000 | 218 | ● | Norwegian Sign Language | Unknown |
1
|
-1 Unknown | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Dutch | 5,700 | 14,377,000 | 29 | Dutch | Non-Religious |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Estonian | 4,800 | 1,137,000 | 23 | Estonian, Standard | Non-Religious |
4
|
5-10% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Fanter | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1 | ● | Norwegian, Traveller | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
| Totals: 71 | 5,573,000 | 20 ◼︎ (7 ✸︎) | 7.86 % | 86.08 % | 20 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 50,000 | ||||||||||
| 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 |
| Arabic, North Mesopotamian | ayp | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Sudanese | apd | 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 |
| Burmese | mya | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Indonesian | ind | 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 |
| Korean | kor | 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 |
| Nepali | npi | 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 | 1 | 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 |
| Punjabi, Western | pnb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: | 64 | 71 | 20 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 36 | 44 |
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| People Groups | 71 |
| Unreached People Groups | 20 (28.2%) |
| Population | 5,573,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.1% |
| Population in Unreached | 325,000 (5.8%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 86.1% |
| Percent Evangelical | 7.9% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 20 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| 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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