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The Danes of United Kingdom

The Danes of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 29,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a North Germanic (Scandinavian) people native to Denmark whose culture has been shaped by maritime traditions, agriculture, trade, local cooperation, and a long history of stable state institutions. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and Danish is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Dane

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Scandinavian
Primary Language(s): Danish (dan)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 29,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000625
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

58%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Danish
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Danish Speakers

Media Resources in Danish:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Danish:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1933 Danish Bible✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Danish bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
readActs 4:12

Pray that those walking in darkness among them will come to know the name by which they must be saved, and call upon Him in faith.

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
readActs 6:7

Pray that the Word of God will be increasingly available to these people in ways they will resonate with so that all may have a chance to respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures.
readPsalm 23:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that the Lord is their shepherd, providing for their every need.

And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:40

Ask God to raise up and send believers who will serve "the least of these" with compassion and energy because they know that in serving those in need, they are serving Christ.

Danes Across Countries (ROP3 - 102439) reported in the following countries:

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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DanesPG000081DanesDenmark5,305,000Engaged yet UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesPG000550DanesSweden63,500Unengaged and UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesPG043382DanesCanada41,000No Longer UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesPG043222DanesUnited States36,500Engaged yet UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesPG000625DanesUnited Kingdom29,000Unengaged and UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesPG000448DanesNorway20,500Unengaged and UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesPG000283DanesGreenland7,700No Longer UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesPG000101DanesFaroe Islands4,400No Longer UnreachedDanishProtestantism
DanesPG000289DanesIceland3,900Unengaged and UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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