Country: Sweden
People Groups
Total
97
People Groups Unreached
32 (33.0%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
17 (17.5%)
Population
Total
10,617,000
Population in Unreached
599,000 (5.6%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
297,000 (2.8%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Saami, Northern | 6,000 | 44,000 | 3 | ● | Saami, North | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Saami, Pite | 2,200 | 2,200 | 1 | ● | Swedish | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Saami, Southern | 700 | 1,500 | 2 | ● | Saami, South | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
|
Saami, Ume | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1 | ● | Swedish | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Serb | 11,000 | 7,959,000 | 41 | Serbian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Slovak | 1,300 | 5,199,000 | 27 | Slovak | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Slovene | 1,000 | 1,979,000 | 17 | Slovene | Christianity |
3
|
0-0.1% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Somali | 49,000 | 28,892,000 | 38 | Somali | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
South Asian, general | 65,000 | 10,807,000 | 59 | Hindi | Hinduism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Spaniard | 9,000 | 30,218,000 | 52 | Spanish | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Swedish | 8,934,000 | 9,282,000 | 22 | ● | Swedish | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo | 18,000 | 187,000 | 9 | Turoyo | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Tajik | 28,000 | 12,410,000 | 21 | Tajik | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Tamil (Hindu traditions) | 6,300 | 3,652,000 | 29 | Tamil | Hinduism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Thai | 33,000 | 24,395,000 | 38 | Thai | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Tigray, Tigrinya | 14,000 | 10,294,000 | 28 | Tigrigna | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Turk | 35,000 | 67,716,000 | 69 | Turkish | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Ukrainian | 3,300 | 33,429,000 | 53 | Ukrainian | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Uyghur | 2,100 | 12,299,000 | 17 | Uyghur | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Uzbek, Northern | 3,200 | 34,592,000 | 21 | Uzbek, Northern | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Vietnamese | 9,500 | 89,771,000 | 39 | Vietnamese | Buddhism |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Yazidi | 4,500 | 814,000 | 11 | Kurdish, Northern | Ethnic Religions |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
| Totals: 97 | 10,617,000 | 32 ◼︎ (17 ✸︎) | 5.66 % | 54.85 % | 33 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 40,000 | ||||||||||
| 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, Algerian | arq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 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 | 3 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Libyan | ayl | 1 | 1 | 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, Sudanese | apd | 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 |
| Azerbaijani, North | azj | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 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 | 5 | 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 |
| German, Swiss | gsw | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Macedonian | mkd | 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 | 2 | 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 |
| 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 | 5 | 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 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Uyghur | uig | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Uzbek, Northern | uzn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 79 | 97 | 32 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 45 |
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| People Groups | 97 |
| Unreached People Groups | 32 (33.0%) |
| Population | 10,617,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.7% |
| Population in Unreached | 599,000 (5.6%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 54.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 5.7% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 33 |
| 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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