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 * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 27,000 | 40,072,000 | 56 | Tagalog | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Finnish | 7,600 | 5,145,000 | 19 | Finnish | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Finnish, Kven | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1 | ● | Finnish, Kven | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
French | 3,100 | 51,939,000 | 114 | French | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
German | 30,000 | 67,340,000 | 80 | German, Standard | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 1,100 | 10,117,000 | 71 | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 14,000 | 925,156,000 | 55 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious |
4
|
5-10% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Hungarian | 2,000 | 11,543,000 | 31 | Hungarian | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Icelander | 4,200 | 444,000 | 7 | Icelandic | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Indonesian | 2,200 | 11,009,000 | 32 | Indonesian | Islam |
5
|
10-50% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Italian | 4,700 | 37,590,000 | 63 | Italian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Japanese | 1,500 | 119,713,000 | 51 | Japanese | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Norwegian | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1 | ● | Norwegian | Ethnic Religions |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Korean | 7,700 | 80,317,000 | 59 | Korean | Non-Religious |
5
|
10-50% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 5,500 | 17,558,000 | 35 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Latin American, general | 10,000 | 1,116,000 | 14 | Spanish | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Latvian | 11,000 | 1,464,000 | 24 | Latvian, Standard | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Lithuanian | 50,000 | 2,893,000 | 27 | Lithuanian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Macedonian | 3,400 | 1,784,000 | 29 | Macedonian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Nepali, general | 3,700 | 1,704,000 | 33 | Nepali | Hinduism |
4
|
2-5% ● | 2-5% ● | -1 - | |
|
Norwegian | 4,548,000 | 4,785,000 | 18 | ● | Norwegian | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Pashtun, Southern | 7,700 | 9,566,000 | 18 | Pashto, Southern | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Persian | 25,000 | 48,406,000 | 52 | Persian, Iranian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Polish | 122,000 | 43,197,000 | 46 | Polish | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Punjabi, Western | 13,000 | 999,000 | 17 | Punjabi, Western | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 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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