Country: Sweden

Number of People Groups

88

People Groups Unreached

22 (25.0%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

10,667,000

Population in Unreached

420,000 (3.9%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

55.84%

% Evangelical

5.74%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

-0.6%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Latvian 4,900 1,425,000 Latvian, Standard Christianity 60.00 % 7.00 % -
 Lithuanian 10,000 2,756,000 Lithuanian Christianity 84.00 % 1.00 % -
 Macedonian 4,200 1,954,000 Macedonian Christianity 66.00 % 0.20 % -
 Mandaean 10,000 80,000 Neo-Mandaic Other / Small 2.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Norwegian 39,000 4,795,000 Norwegian Christianity 91.00 % 8.40 % -
Ovdalian 2,600 2,600 Ovdalian Christianity 55.00 % 3.00 % -
 Persian 46,000 46,754,000 Persian, Iranian Islam 8.00 % 6.00 % -
 Peruvian 4,500 26,454,000 Spanish Christianity 93.00 % 13.00 % -
 Polish 61,000 45,098,000 Polish Christianity 90.00 % 0.30 % -
 Portuguese 3,000 17,337,000 Portuguese Christianity 96.00 % 2.80 % -
 Romani, Kalo Finnish 3,400 26,000 Romani, Kalo Finnish Christianity 55.00 % 3.00 % -
 Romani, Swedish 5,200 5,200 Swedish Christianity 65.00 % 2.00 % -
Romani, Tottare 29,000 36,000 Swedish Christianity 55.00 % 3.00 % -
 Romani, Vlax 12,000 1,169,000 Romani, Vlax Christianity 55.00 % 4.00 % -
 Romanian 18,000 21,564,000 Romanian Christianity 97.00 % 5.40 % -
 Russian 9,700 136,151,000 Russian Christianity 67.00 % 1.20 % -
Saami, Lule 7,200 9,100 Saami, Lule Christianity 94.00 % 5.00 % -
 Saami, Northern 6,000 43,000 Saami, North Christianity 93.00 % 5.00 % -
 Saami, Pite 2,200 2,200 Swedish Christianity 94.00 % 6.00 % -
Saami, Southern 700 1,500 Saami, South Christianity 94.00 % 6.00 % -
Saami, Ume 1,100 1,100 Swedish Christianity 94.00 % 6.00 % -
 Serb 12,000 8,286,000 Serbian Christianity 80.00 % 0.60 % -
 Slovak 1,300 5,387,000 Slovak Christianity 93.00 % 1.20 % -
 Slovene 1,000 1,970,000 Slovene Christianity 54.00 % 0.10 % -
 Somali 49,000 26,892,000 Somali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
  Totals:  88 10,667,000         22 55.84 % 5.74 % 23 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 7,000                
  UN Country Population (2024) 10,674,000                
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Province Estimated
Population
Blekinge 176,000
Dalarna 321,000
Gävleborg 321,000
Gotland 66,000
Halland 336,000
Jämtland 148,000
Jönköping 386,000
Kalmar 272,000
Kronoberg 209,000
Norrbotten 293,000
Orebro 320,000
Östergötland 486,000
Skåne 1,378,000
Södermanland 306,000
Stockholm 2,231,000
Uppsala 372,000
Värmland 318,000
Västerbotten 300,000
Västernorrland 284,000
Västmanland 288,000
Västra Götaland 1,789,000
Provinces:  21 10,600,000
UN Country Population 10,674,000
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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
Gospel
Tract
Online
Albanian, Gheg aln 1 1 New Testament
Amharic amh 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Algerian arq 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Egyptian arz 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Levantine apc 3 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Libyan ayl 1 1 Unspecified
Arabic, Mesopotamian acm 1 1 Complete Bible
Arabic, Moroccan ary 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Sudanese apd 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Tunisian aeb 1 1 New Testament
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic aii 1 0 Complete Bible
Azerbaijani, North azj 1 1 Complete Bible
Bavarian bar 1 0 Complete Bible
Bosnian bos 1 1 Complete Bible
Bulgarian bul 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Yue yue 1 0 Complete Bible
Croatian hrv 1 0 Complete Bible
Czech ces 1 0 Complete Bible
Danish dan 1 0 Complete Bible
Dutch nld 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 5 0 Complete Bible
Estonian, Standard ekk 1 0 Complete Bible
Finnish fin 1 0 Complete Bible
Finnish, Tornedalen fit 1 0 Bible Portions
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Swiss gsw 1 0 New Testament
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Hungarian hun 1 0 Complete Bible
Icelandic isl 1 0 Complete Bible
Italian ita 1 0 Complete Bible
Japanese jpn 1 1 Complete Bible
Kabuverdianu kea 1 0 Bible Portions
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Kurdish, Northern kmr 2 2 Complete Bible
Latvian, Standard lvs 1 0 Complete Bible
Lithuanian lit 1 0 Complete Bible
Macedonian mkd 1 0 Complete Bible
Neo-Mandaic mid 1 1 Unspecified
Norwegian nor 1 0 Complete Bible
Ovdalian ovd 1 0 Unspecified
Persian, Iranian pes 1 0 Complete Bible
Polish pol 1 0 Complete Bible
Portuguese por 2 0 Complete Bible
Romani, Kalo Finnish rmf 1 0 Bible Portions
Romani, Vlax rmy 1 0 Complete Bible
Romanian ron 1 0 Complete Bible
Russian rus 1 0 Complete Bible
Saami, Lule smj 1 0 New Testament
Saami, North sme 1 0 Complete Bible
Saami, South sma 1 0 New Testament
Serbian srp 1 0 Complete Bible
Slovak slk 1 0 Complete Bible
Slovene slv 1 0 Complete Bible
Somali som 1 1 Complete Bible
Spanish spa 5 0 Complete Bible
Swedish swe 7 1 Complete Bible
Swedish Sign Language swl 1 0 Bible Portions
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Tajik tgk 1 1 Complete Bible
Thai tha 1 1 Complete Bible
Tigrigna tir 1 0 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Turoyo tru 1 0 New Testament
Ukrainian ukr 1 0 Complete Bible
Uyghur uig 1 1 Complete Bible
Uzbek, Northern uzn 1 1 Complete Bible
Vietnamese vie 1 0 Complete Bible
Totals: 70 88 22   56 56 60 60 54
Networking Possibilities

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There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Sweden. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

  • Church planting agencies in Sweden
  • Christian ministry in Sweden
  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
  • Christian discipleship
  • Short term Christian missions
  • Long term Christian missions
  • Urban ministries
  • Christian media opportunities
  • Bible translation opportunities
  • Relief and development agencies
  • Clean water projects
  • Christian medical outreaches

Sweden Statistics
People Groups 88
Unreached People Groups 22  (25.0%)
Population 10,667,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 0.7%
Population in Unreached 420,000  (3.9%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 55.8%
Percent Evangelical 5.7%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate -0.6%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 23
Country Progress Level 4
Urbanization 87%
Continent Europe
Region Europe, Western
10/40 Window No
Country Code SW
Official Language(s) Swedish
Literacy Rate 99%
Estimated Illiterate Population 107,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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