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| Switzerland – People Groups |
People Groups
(click people name for profile) |
Population |
Indig |
% Evangel |
% Adherent |
Progress Scale |
Primary Religion |
Primary Language |
Pho |
Map |
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| Albanian, general | 107,000 | | 0.50 % | 30.00 % | 2  | Islam | Albanian, Arbereshe | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Americans, U.S. | 5,000 | | 28.90 % | 79.00 % | 5  | Christianity | English | 0P Americans, U.S. | 1 | 0T | | Arab, Lebanese | 16,000 | | 0.50 % | 32.00 % | 2 | Islam | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | 0P Arab, Lebanese | 1 | 1 | | Austrian, Bavarian | 40,000 | | 0.50 % | 83.00 % | 3  | Christianity | Bavarian | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Bosniak | 34,000 | | 0.04 % | 0.20 % | 1  | Islam | Bosnian | 0P Bosniak | 1 | 0T | | British | 42,000 | | 8.00 % | 60.00 % | 4  | Christianity | English | 0P British | 1 | 1 | | Cape Verdean | 2,300 | | 6.60 % | 95.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Kabuverdianu | 0P Cape Verdean | 1 | 1 | | Croat | 40,000 | | 0.40 % | 92.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Croatian | 0P Croat | 1 | 0T | | Czech | 6,900 | | 0.70 % | 26.00 % | 2 | Non-Religious | Czech | 0P Czech | 1 | 1 | | Deaf | 17,000 | Y● | | 75.76 % | 3 | Christianity | Swiss-German Sign Language | 1 | 1 | 0T | | Dutch | 13,000 | | 4.30 % | 47.00 % | 4 | Non-Religious | Dutch | 0P Dutch | 1 | 1 | | Filipino, Tagalog | 17,000 | | 12.30 % | 94.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Tagalog | 0P Filipino, Tagalog | 1 | 1 | | Finnish | 2,300 | | 12.10 % | 84.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Finnish | 0P Finnish | 1 | 1 | | Franco-Provencal | 8,300 | Y● | 1.00 % | 62.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Arpitan | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Franco-Swiss | 1,751,000 | Y● | 3.50 % | 80.00 % | 4 | Christianity | French | 1 | 1 | 1 | | German | 297,000 | | 2.10 % | 64.00 % | 4 | Christianity | German, Standard | 0P German | 1 | 1 | | German Swiss | 4,568,000 | Y● | 5.20 % | 78.00 % | 4 | Christianity | German, Swiss | 0P German Swiss | 1 | 1 | | Greek | 6,800 | | 0.40 % | 91.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Greek | 0P Greek | 1 | 0T | | Han Chinese, Mandarin | 9,400 | | 5.70 % | 9.00 % | 4 | Non-Religious | Chinese, Mandarin | 0P Han Chinese, Mandarin | 1 | 0T | | Hungarian | 8,500 | | 2.80 % | 88.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Hungarian | 0P Hungarian | 1 | 1 | | Italian | 304,000 | | 1.10 % | 82.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Italian | 0P Italian | 0M Italian of Switzerland | 1 | | Japanese | 5,100 | | 0.50 % | 1.50 % | 1 | Buddhism | Japanese | 0P Japanese | 1 | 0T | | Jew, French | 19,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Ethnic Religions | French | 0P Jew, French | 1 | 0T | | Kurd, Kurmanji | 8,500 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Kurdish, Northern | 0P Kurd, Kurmanji | 1 | 0T | | Lombard | 366,000 | Y● | 1.00 % | 96.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Lombard | 0P Lombard | 1 | 1 | | Macedonian | 64,000 | | 0.20 % | 63.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Macedonian | 0P Macedonian | 1 | 0T | | Portuguese | 258,000 | | 3.00 % | 94.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Portuguese | 0P Portuguese | 1 | 1 | | Rhaeto-Romansch, Engadine | 43,000 | Y● | 0.50 % | 97.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Romansh | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Romani, Sinte | 25,000 | | 3.00 % | 80.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Romani, Sinte | 0P Romani, Sinte | 1 | 0T | | Romani, Swiss | 23,000 | Y● | 1.00 % | 90.00 % | 3 | Christianity | German, Swiss | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Romanian | 4,200 | | 5.40 % | 97.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Romanian | 0P Romanian | 1 | 1 | | Russian | 10,000 | | 1.20 % | 67.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Russian | 0P Russian | 1 | 1 | | Serb | 92,000 | | 0.60 % | 80.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Serbian | 0P Serb | 1 | 0T | | South Asian, general | 75,000 | | 1.50 % | 5.00 % | 1 | Buddhism | Sinhala | 0P South Asian, general | 1 | 0T | | Spaniard | 77,000 | | 1.00 % | 77.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Spanish | 0P Spaniard | 1 | 1 | | Swedish | 6,700 | | 6.90 % | 57.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Swedish | 0P Swedish | 1 | 1 | | Thai, Central | 8,600 | | 0.20 % | 2.00 % | 1 | Buddhism | Thai | 0P Thai, Central | 1 | 1 | | Tibetan, Central | 1,500 | | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 1 | Buddhism | Tibetan, Central | 0P Tibetan, Central | 1 | 0T | | Turk | 72,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Turkish | 0P Turk | 1 | 0T | | Walser | 18,000 | Y● | 2.00 % | 97.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Walser | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total People Groups: 40 |
8,472,000 |
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| Unclassified / Other Individuals |
72,000 |
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| UN Country Population (2018) |
8,544,000 |
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| Other reported groups: 2 | | |
| Switzerland – People Progress |
% of People Groups [1]
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% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
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NOTES:
- Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
- % of Population in People Group: The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.
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| Switzerland – People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** | | | 
Americans, U.S.
5,000
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Arab, Lebanese
16,000
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Bosniak
34,000
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British
42,000
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Cape Verdean
2,300
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Croat
40,000
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Czech
6,900
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Dutch
13,000
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Filipino, Tagalog
17,000
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Finnish
2,300
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German
297,000
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German Swiss
4,568,000
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Greek
6,800
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Han Chinese, Mandarin
9,400
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Hungarian
8,500
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Italian
304,000
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Japanese
5,100
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© Copyrighted Photo
Jew, French
19,000
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Kurd, Kurmanji
8,500
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Lombard
366,000
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Macedonian
64,000
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Portuguese
258,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Romani, Sinte
25,000
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Romanian
4,200
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© Copyrighted Photo
Russian
10,000
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Serb
92,000
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South Asian, general
75,000
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Spaniard
77,000
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Swedish
6,700
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© Copyrighted Photo
Thai, Central
8,600
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Tibetan, Central
1,500
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Turk
72,000
| | Switzerland People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** |
| Switzerland – Religions |
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Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 4.0 %
(subset of Christianity) |
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Christianity Segments [2] [3]
(Evangelicals distributed across
Christianity Segments)
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% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]
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NOTES:
- Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
- Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
- Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
- % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends: Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
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| Switzerland – Possible Ministry Involvement |
- Below are lists of ministries that may work in Switzerland. Ministries in the Switzerland section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Western Europe section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
- The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
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Ministries in Western Europe |
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Switzerland – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
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| Notes |
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[1] Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country. |
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[2] Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country. |
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JP Unreached of Day
