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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Albanian5,3000.30 %3.00 %1 IslamAlbanian, GhegP
Albanian
 T
Algerian, Arabic-speaking2,5000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamArabic, Algerian SpokenP
Algerian, Arabic-speaking
 T
Americans, U.S.16,00028.90 %80.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Americans, U.S.
 T
Amhara, Ethiopian11,0005.00 %85.00 %4 ChristianityAmharicP
Amhara, Ethiopian
M
Amhara, Ethiopian of Sweden
T
Anglo-Australian3,90014.00 %65.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Anglo-Australian
  
Anglo-Canadian2,9009.00 %78.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
Anglo-Canadian
  
Arab, Egyptian5,4003.00 %12.00 %4 IslamArabic, Egyptian SpokenP
Arab, Egyptian
 T
Arab, Iraqi97,0000.30 %1.00 %1 IslamArabic, Mesopotamian SpokenP
Arab, Iraqi
M
Arab, Iraqi of Sweden
T
Arab, Jordanian3,4000.30 %2.00 %1 IslamArabic, North Levantine SpokenP
Arab, Jordanian
 T
Arab, Lebanese23,0000.50 %32.00 %2 IslamArabic, North Levantine SpokenP
Arab, Lebanese
 T
Arab, Libyan2,2000.30 %1.50 %1 IslamArabic, Libyan SpokenP
Arab, Libyan
 T
Arab, Moroccan5,9000.00 %0.09 %1 IslamArabic, Moroccan SpokenP
Arab, Moroccan
 T
Arab, Sudanese2,3000.60 %4.00 %1 IslamArabic, Sudanese SpokenP
Arab, Sudanese
M
Arab, Sudanese of Sweden
T
Arab, Syrian30,0000.10 %6.00 %2 IslamArabic, North Levantine SpokenP
Arab, Syrian
M
Arab, Syrian of Sweden
T
Arab, Tunisian4,3000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamArabic, Tunisian SpokenP
Arab, Tunisian
 T
Assyrian96,0001.00 %80.00 %3 ChristianityAssyrian Neo-AramaicP
Assyrian
 T
Austrian, Bavarian5,4000.50 %83.00 %3 ChristianityBavarianP
Austrian, Bavarian
 T
Azerbaijani2,3000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamAzerbaijani, NorthP
Azerbaijani
 T
Bolivian, Mestizo3,20013.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Bolivian, Mestizo
  
Bosniak34,0000.04 %0.30 %1 IslamBosnianP
Bosniak
 T
Brazilian, general3,40026.30 %91.00 %5 ChristianityPortugueseP
Brazilian, general
  
British30,0008.80 %60.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
British
  
Bulgarian7,1001.90 %80.00 %3 ChristianityBulgarianP
Bulgarian
 T
Cape Verdean8006.60 %95.00 %4 ChristianityKabuverdianuP
Cape Verdean
  
Chilean19,00018.00 %87.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Chilean
  
Colombian, Mestizo7,1006.00 %95.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Colombian, Mestizo
  
Croat4,8000.40 %92.00 %3 ChristianityCroatianP
Croat
 T
Czech1,5000.80 %26.00 %2 Non-ReligiousCzechP
Czech
  
Danish49,0000.70 %86.00 %3 ChristianityDanishP
Danish
  
Deaf21,000Y57.20 %3 ChristianitySwedish Sign LanguageP
Deaf
 T
Dutch11,0004.30 %47.00 %4 Non-ReligiousDutchP
Dutch
  
Estonian6,3004.90 %45.00 %4 Non-ReligiousEstonian, StandardP
Estonian
  
Filipino, Tagalog3,60012.30 %92.00 %5 ChristianityTagalogP
Filipino, Tagalog
  
Finland Swede115,000Y6.90 %57.00 %4 ChristianitySwedish   
Finnish98,00012.10 %84.00 %5 ChristianityFinnishP
Finnish
 T
Finnish, Tornedalen34,000Y12.10 %84.00 %5 ChristianityFinnish, Tornedalen   
French9,6001.00 %61.00 %3 ChristianityFrenchP
French
 T
German40,0002.10 %64.00 %4 ChristianityGerman, StandardP
German
  
German Swiss3,1004.40 %76.00 %4 ChristianityGerman, SwissP
German Swiss
  
Greek13,0000.40 %91.00 %3 ChristianityGreekP
Greek
 T
Han Chinese, Cantonese22,0004.00 %5.00 %4 Non-ReligiousChinese, YueP
Han Chinese, Cantonese
  
Han Chinese, Mandarin20,0006.00 %8.00 %4 Non-ReligiousChinese, MandarinP
Han Chinese, Mandarin
  
Hungarian11,0002.80 %88.00 %4 ChristianityHungarianP
Hungarian
  
Icelander5,3003.80 %91.00 %4 ChristianityIcelandicP
Icelander
  
Irish3,3000.80 %95.00 %3 ChristianityEnglishP
Irish
  
Italian11,0001.10 %82.00 %3 ChristianityItalianP
Italian
 T
Jew, Swedish15,000Y0.10 %0.30 %1 Ethnic ReligionsSwedishP
Jew, Swedish
M
Jew, Swedish of Sweden
T
Korean4,90016.80 %31.00 %5 ChristianityKoreanP
Korean
 T
Kurd, Kurmanji11,0001.00 %1.00 %1 IslamKurdish, NorthernP
Kurd, Kurmanji
 T
Latvian4,8007.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityLatvian, StandardP
Latvian
  
Lithuanian9,9001.00 %84.00 %3 ChristianityLithuanianP
Lithuanian
  
Macedonian4,1000.20 %66.00 %3 ChristianityMacedonianP
Macedonian
 T
Mandaean5,7000.00 %2.00 %1 Other / SmallMandaicP
Mandaean
 T
Norwegian38,0008.40 %91.00 %4 ChristianityNorwegianP
Norwegian
  
Ovdalian2,600Y3.00 %55.00 %4 ChristianityOvdalian   
Persian46,0006.00 %8.00 %4 IslamPersian, IranianP
Persian
 T
Peruvian4,40013.00 %93.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Peruvian
  
Polish60,0000.30 %90.00 %3 ChristianityPolishP
Polish
 T
Portuguese3,0002.80 %96.00 %4 ChristianityPortugueseP
Portuguese
 T
Romani, Kalo Finnish3,300Y3.00 %55.00 %4 ChristianityRomani, Kalo FinnishP
Romani, Kalo Finnish
 T
Romani, Swedish5,100Y2.00 %65.00 %3 ChristianitySwedishP
Romani, Swedish
  
Romani, Tottare29,000Y3.00 %55.00 %4 ChristianitySwedish  T
Romani, Vlax12,000Y4.00 %55.00 %4 ChristianityRomani, VlaxP
Romani, Vlax
M
Romani, Vlax of Sweden
T
Romanian18,0005.40 %97.00 %4 ChristianityRomanianP
Romanian
  
Russian9,5001.20 %67.00 %3 ChristianityRussianP
Russian
  
Saami, Lule7,100Y5.00 %94.00 %4 ChristianitySaami, Lule   
Saami, Northern6,000Y5.00 %93.00 %4 ChristianitySaami, NorthP
Saami, Northern
  
Saami, Pite2,100Y6.00 %94.00 %4 ChristianitySwedishP
Saami, Pite
  
Saami, Southern700Y6.00 %94.00 %4 ChristianitySaami, South   
Saami, Ume1,100Y6.00 %94.00 %4 ChristianitySwedish   
Serb11,0000.60 %80.00 %3 ChristianitySerbianP
Serb
 T
Slovak1,3001.20 %93.00 %3 ChristianitySlovakP
Slovak
  
Slovene1,0000.10 %54.00 %3 ChristianitySloveneP
Slovene
 T
Somali48,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamSomaliP
Somali
 T
South Asian, general64,0000.50 %5.00 %1 HinduismHindiP
South Asian, general
 T
Spaniard8,9001.00 %77.00 %3 ChristianitySpanishP
Spaniard
 T
Swedish9,042,000Y6.05 %57.00 %4 ChristianitySwedishP
Swedish
 T
Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo18,0000.30 %90.00 %3 ChristianityTuroyoP
Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo
M
Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo of Sweden
 
Tajik27,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamTajikP
Tajik
 T
Thai32,0000.30 %0.50 %1 BuddhismThaiP
Thai
 T
Tigray, Tigrinya14,0003.00 %90.00 %4 ChristianityTigrignaP
Tigray, Tigrinya
  
Turk35,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamTurkishP
Turk
M
Turk of Sweden
T
Ukrainian3,3003.00 %80.00 %4 ChristianityUkrainianP
Ukrainian
  
Uyghur2,1000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamUyghurP
Uyghur
 T
Uzbek, Northern3,1000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamUzbek, NorthernP
Uzbek, Northern
 T
Vietnamese9,4001.80 %9.00 %2 BuddhismVietnameseP
Vietnamese
 T
Yazidi4,4000.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsKurdish, NorthernP
Yazidi
 T
Total People Groups:   87 10,534,000 15     21      80 8 48
Unclassified / Other Individuals 15,000  
UN Country Population (2022) 10,549,000  
Data Notes
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Sweden – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 21 24.1 % 407,000 3.9 %
  2 - Minimally reached 4 4.6 % 64,000 0.6 %
  3 - Superficially reached 20 23.0 % 349,000 3.3 %
  4 - Partially reached 32 36.8 % 9,524,000 90.4 %
  5 - Significantly reached 10 11.5 % 190,000 1.8 %
Totals 87   10,534,000  


NOTES:
  1. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  2. % 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.
Sweden – People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
 

Albanian
5,300


Algerian, Arabic-speaking
2,500


Americans, U.S.
16,000


Amhara, Ethiopian
11,000


Anglo-Australian
3,900


Anglo-Canadian
2,900


Arab, Egyptian
5,400


Arab, Iraqi
97,000


Arab, Jordanian
3,400


Arab, Lebanese
23,000


Arab, Libyan
2,200


Arab, Moroccan
5,900


Arab, Sudanese
2,300


© Copyrighted Photo
Arab, Syrian
30,000


Arab, Tunisian
4,300


Assyrian
96,000


Austrian, Bavarian
5,400


Azerbaijani
2,300


Bolivian, Mestizo
3,200


Bosniak
34,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Brazilian, general
3,400


British
30,000


Bulgarian
7,100


Cape Verdean
800


Chilean
19,000


Colombian, Mestizo
7,100


Croat
4,800


Czech
1,500


Danish
49,000


Deaf
21,000


Dutch
11,000


Estonian
6,300


Filipino, Tagalog
3,600


Finnish
98,000


French
9,600


German
40,000


German Swiss
3,100


Greek
13,000


Han Chinese, Cantonese
22,000


Han Chinese, Mandarin
20,000


Hungarian
11,000


Icelander
5,300


Irish
3,300


Italian
11,000


Jew, Swedish
15,000


Korean
4,900


Kurd, Kurmanji
11,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Latvian
4,800


Lithuanian
9,900


Macedonian
4,100


Mandaean
5,700


Norwegian
38,000


Persian
46,000


Peruvian
4,400


Polish
60,000


Portuguese
3,000


Romani, Kalo Finnish
3,300


Romani, Swedish
5,100


Romani, Vlax
12,000


Romanian
18,000


Russian
9,500


© Copyrighted Photo
Saami, Northern
6,000


Saami, Pite
2,100


Serb
11,000


Slovak
1,300


Slovene
1,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Somali
48,000


South Asian, general
64,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Spaniard
8,900


Swedish
9,042,000


Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo
18,000


Tajik
27,000


Thai
32,000


Tigray, Tigrinya
14,000


Turk
35,000


Ukrainian
3,300


Uyghur
2,100


Uzbek, Northern
3,100


© Copyrighted Photo
Vietnamese
9,400


Yazidi
4,400

Sweden People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Sweden – Languages
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Language
Code
# Peoples
Primary
Language
# Unreached
Primary
Language
Bible
Status
Bible
Locator
Audio NT
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Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Albanian, Ghegaln11NT
Amharicamh10Complete
Arabic, Algerian Spokenarq11NT
Arabic, Egyptian Spokenarz10Complete
Arabic, Libyan Spokenayl11Unspecified
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spokenacm11NT
Arabic, Moroccan Spokenary11NT
Arabic, North Levantine Spokenapc31Portions
Arabic, Sudanese Spokenapd11NT
Arabic, Tunisian Spokenaeb11NT
Assyrian Neo-Aramaicaii10Complete
Azerbaijani, Northazj11Complete
Bavarianbar10Complete
Bosnianbos11Complete
Bulgarianbul10Complete
Chinese, Mandarincmn10Complete
Chinese, Yueyue10Complete
Croatianhrv10Complete
Czechces10Complete
Danishdan10Complete
Dutchnld10Complete
Englisheng50Complete
Estonian, Standardekk10Complete
Finnishfin10Complete
Finnish, Tornedalenfit10Portions
Frenchfra10Complete
German, Standarddeu10Complete
German, Swissgsw10NT
Greekell10Complete
Hindihin11Complete
Hungarianhun10Complete
Icelandicisl10Complete
Italianita10Complete
Kabuverdianukea10Portions
Koreankor10Complete
Kurdish, Northernkmr22Complete
Latvian, Standardlvs10Complete
Lithuanianlit10Complete
Macedonianmkd10Complete
Mandaicmid11Unspecified
Norwegiannor10Complete
Ovdalianovd10Unspecified
Persian, Iranianpes10Complete
Polishpol10Complete
Portuguesepor20Complete
Romani, Kalo Finnishrmf10Portions
Romani, Vlaxrmy10Complete
Romanianron10Complete
Russianrus10Complete
Saami, Lulesmj10NT
Saami, Northsme10Complete
Saami, Southsma10Portions
Serbiansrp10Complete
Slovakslk10Complete
Sloveneslv10Complete
Somalisom11Complete
Spanishspa50Complete
Swedishswe71Complete
Swedish Sign Languageswl10Portions
Tagalogtgl10Complete
Tajiktgk11Complete
Thaitha11Complete
Tigrignatir10Complete
Turkishtur11Complete
Turoyotru10NT
Ukrainianukr10Complete
Uyghuruig11Complete
Uzbek, Northernuzn11Complete
Vietnamesevie10Complete
Totals: 69 87 21   66 53 58 59 53
Data Notes
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Sweden – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 5.7 %
(subset of Christianity)
 
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]

NOTES:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  4. % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends:  Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
    Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
Sweden – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Sweden. Ministries in the Sweden section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Europe, Western 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.
Ministries in Sweden   Ministries in Europe, Western
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Country Level Ministries Size
Biblical Ministries WorldwideMedium
Christian Associates InternationalSmall
Churches of God, General ConferenceMedium
Elim FellowshipMedium
European Christian Mission International, USAMedium
Evangelical Baptist MissionsMedium
Fellowship International MissionMedium
Greater Europe MissionMedium
Mennonite Mission NetworkMedium
Mission Possible FoundationMedium
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, World MissionsSmall
Ministries Listed:  11
 
Regional Level Ministries Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)Large
Anglican Frontier MissionsSmall
Assemblies of God World MissionsLarge
Awana Clubs, InternationalMedium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, InternationalMedium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)Medium
Baptist Mid-MissionsMedium
BCM InternationalMedium
Bible LeagueMedium
Campus Crusade for Christ, InternationalLarge
Child Evangelism FellowshipMedium
Christian Church of North America - MissionsSmall
Church of God of ProphecyMedium
Church of God, Cleveland, TennesseeMedium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission DepartmentMedium
Church World ServiceMedium
Cooperative Baptist FellowshipMedium
Educational Services InternationalMedium
EFCA International MissionMedium
Every Home for ChristMedium
Final Frontiers FoundationLarge
Free Methodist World MissionsMedium
Galcom InternationalSmall
GO InternationalSmall
InterCommSmall
Lutheran Church - Missouri SynodMedium
Navigators, International Missions GroupMedium
One Mission SocietyMedium
PioneersMedium
Salvation ArmyMedium
Seventh-day Adventists General ConferenceMedium
Silent Word MinistriesSmall
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission BoardLarge
Team ExpansionMedium
Tentmakers InternationalSmall
United Methodist ChurchMedium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign MissionsMedium
United World MissionMedium
World VentureMedium
Worldwide Tentmakers, IncorporatedSmall
Young LifeMedium
Youth with a MissionLarge
Ministries Listed:  42
Data Sources
 
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Sweden – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 10,534,000
Percent Urbanization 87 %
Total People Groups 87
Unreached People Groups 21
Region Europe, Western
10/40 Window No
Official National Language Swedish
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Professing Christian 55.9%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 5.7%  [2]
Country Progress Level 4
Persecution Ranking Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.913 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Ethnologue Language Listing
State Department Religious Freedom Report
World Factbook

Notes
[1]  Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country.
[2]  Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country.
 
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