Unreached people groups
An overview of the country's people groups, focusing on those who still have little or no access to the gospel in their own language and culture.
Sweden has 74 catalogued ethnic groups, totaling just over 10.5 million people. Of that total, 24 groups (32.4% of the groups, about 578 thousand people) are still considered unreached, most of them Muslim immigrant and refugee communities, such as Somalis, Afghans and various Arab groups. The Swedish people themselves are already considered partially reached, with a church established for centuries, though today largely nominal. A sign of hope comes from the Persians: among Iranians living in the country, the proportion of Christians is noticeably higher than in their country of origin, one of the fruits of the encounter between refugees and the Christian faith on Swedish soil.
- 578K Unreached 5.5%
- 64K Minimally reached 0.6%
- 315K Superficially reached 3%
- 9.4M Partially reached 89.2%
- 186K Significantly reached 1.8%
- 24 Unreached 32.4%
- 3 Minimally reached 4.1%
- 14 Superficially reached 18.9%
- 27 Partially reached 36.5%
- 6 Significantly reached 8.1%
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghan | 1.3M | Dari | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Northern Iraqi Arab | 12.1M | North Mesopotamian Arabic | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Hazara Frontier | 4.7M | Hazaragi | < 0.1% | < 0.1% |
| Albanian | 5.8M | Gheg Albanian | 0.5% | 24.3% |
| Yazidi | 812K | Northern Kurdish | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Western Punjabi Frontier | 998K | Western Punjabi | 0% | < 0.1% |
| Southern Pashtun Frontier | 9.6M | Southern Pashto | < 0.1% | < 0.1% |
| Swedish Jews | 15K | Swedish | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Bosniak Frontier | 3.1M | Bosnian | < 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Somali Frontier | 28.9M | Somali | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Muslim Bengali | 133.4M | Bengali | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Central Thai | 22.4M | Thai | 0.9% | 1.6% |
| Gulf Arab | 7.6M | Gulf Arabic | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| Muslim Lebanese Arab | 5.4M | Levantine Arabic | 0.7% | 17.3% |
| Tajik Frontier | 12.3M | Tajik | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Egyptian Arab | 73.6M | Egyptian Arabic | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| Moroccan Arab Frontier | 31.5M | Moroccan Arabic | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Tunisian Arab | 11.9M | Tunisian Arabic | 0% | 0.2% |
| Kurmanji Kurd Frontier | 16.5M | Northern Kurdish | < 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Syrian Arab | 23.5M | Levantine Arabic | 0.3% | 8.5% |
| Iraqi Arab | 22.4M | Mesopotamian Arabic | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Turk Frontier | 66.8M | Turkish | < 0.1% | < 0.1% |
| Mandaean Sabean Frontier | 81K | Neo-Mandaic | < 0.1% | 1% |
| Polish | 42.9M | Polish | 0.3% | 90% |
| Greek | 10M | Greek | 0.3% | 94.4% |
| Bavarian Austrians | 14.4M | Bavarian | 0.4% | 76.4% |
| Serb | 7.9M | Serbian | 0.5% | 81.1% |
| Turoyo Syrian Aramean | 188K | Turoyo | 0.8% | 93.3% |
| Tigrayans and Tigrinyas | 10.5M | Tigrinya | 0.9% | 95.8% |
| Deaf Frontier | 27.5M | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Persian | 48.4M | Iranian Persian | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Vietnamitas | 89.7M | Vietnamese | 1.5% | 9.9% |
| South Asian | 10.8M | Hindi | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Khalkha Mongol | 2.7M | Halh Mongolian | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| French | 52M | French | 1.1% | 66.7% |
| Ethiopian Amhara | 29.3M | Amharic | 1.2% | 96.6% |
| Spaniard | 30.1M | Spanish | 1.3% | 77.7% |
| Italian | 37.4M | Italian | 1.3% | 86.2% |
| Assyrian | 672K | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 1.4% | 91.6% |
| Lithuanian | 2.9M | Lithuanian | 1.4% | 85.7% |
| Russian | 134.2M | Russian | 1.5% | 64.9% |
| Swedish Romani | 5K | Swedish | 2% | 65% |
| Bulgarian | 6.7M | Bulgarian | 2.1% | 91.5% |
| German | 66.7M | Standard German | 2.5% | 64.3% |
| Ovdalian | 3K | Ovdalian | 3% | 55% |
| Tottare Romani | 37K | Swedish | 3% | 61.4% |
| Hindu Tamil | 3.6M | Tamil | 3.4% | 6.7% |
| Hungarians | 11.5M | Hungarian | 3.1% | 88.2% |
| Danish | 5.4M | Danish | 3.6% | 87.9% |
| Dutch | 14.4M | Dutch | 4.4% | 48% |
| Icelander | 447K | Icelandic | 4.4% | 91% |
| Vlax Roma Frontier | 1.2M | Vlax Romani | 6% | 71.3% |
| Lule Sami | 9K | Lule Sami | 5.4% | 94.8% |
| Estonian | 1.1M | Standard Estonian | 5.8% | 40.9% |
| Ume Sami | 1K | Swedish | 6% | 94% |
| Pite Sami | 2K | Swedish | 6% | 94% |
| Swedish | 9.3M | Swedish | 6.1% | 57.1% |
| Romanian | 20.8M | Romanian | 6.3% | 95.1% |
| Southern Sami | 2K | Southern Sami | 6.5% | 94.5% |
| Finland Swedes | 389K | Swedish | 7% | 64% |
| Cantonese | 80.1M | Yue Chinese | 7.6% | 9.7% |
| Northern Sami | 44K | Northern Sami | 7.9% | 94.9% |
| Mandarin Han Chinese | 925.1M | Mandarin Chinese | 8.3% | 9.9% |
| British | 55M | English | 8.9% | 60.4% |
| Norwegian | 4.8M | Norwegian | 9% | 94.8% |
| Latvian | 1.4M | Standard Latvian | 10.1% | 56.9% |
| Colombian Mestizo | 37.2M | Spanish | 10.7% | 96.2% |
| Finnish | 5.1M | Finnish | 10.9% | 84% |
| Finnish Kalo Romani | 26K | Kalo Finnish Romani | 11.3% | 75.7% |
| Korean | 80.3M | Korean | 12.3% | 22.1% |
| Tornedalen Finns | 74K | Tornedalen Finnish | 12% | 89.8% |
| Brazilians abroad | 1.1M | Portuguese | 18.8% | 91.8% |
| Chilean | 18.1M | Spanish | 22.8% | 89% |
| US Americans | 202.4M | English | 32.9% | 81% |
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