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The Danes of Denmark

The Danes of Denmark, numbering approximately 5,305,000 people, are Engaged yet 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.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Denmark
People Cluster: Scandinavian
Primary Language(s): Danish (dan)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 5,305,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000081
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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

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Danes are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Danes:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Danes of Denmark

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
read1 Timothy 6:9

Pray for those, rich and poor, who have put their trust in worldly things, and ask that they will be honest with themselves, acknowledge their need for God and turn to Him.

For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe greatness to our God!
readDeuteronomy 32:3

Pray that believers will proclaim the Lord’s name and declare the greatness of our God so that others might believe in Him.

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
readTitus 3:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and might struggle with temptation to trust in their own works, they will remember that it is only because of God's mercy that they have been saved.

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
readJohn 7:38

Ask God to raise up believers and sustain them as they cross cultures to share hope with those who need it. Pray that many might come to know Christ and that streams of living water will flow from their hearts so they will never thirst again.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
DanesPG000289DanesIceland3,900Unengaged and UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesPG000448DanesNorway20,500Unengaged and UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesPG000550DanesSweden63,500Unengaged and UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesPG000625DanesUnited Kingdom29,000Unengaged and UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesPG000081DanesDenmark5,305,000Engaged yet UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesPG043222DanesUnited States36,000Engaged yet UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesPG000101DanesFaroe Islands4,400No Longer UnreachedDanishProtestantism
DanesPG000283DanesGreenland7,700No Longer UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesPG043382DanesCanada41,000No Longer UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated

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

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