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The Danes of Norway

The Danes of Norway, numbering approximately 20,500 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: Norway
People Cluster: Scandinavian
Primary Language(s): Danish (dan)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 20,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000448
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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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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): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% 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

Next steps for the Danes:
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Pray specifically for the Danes of Norway

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
readActs 18:8

Pray that rulers and leaders will access the gospel, respond in faith, and be baptized, uniting with Christ and His Church, and influence others to follow Him.

The LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
readNumbers 6:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be blessed with peace in their lives, knowing that God is with them.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

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

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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 States36,500Engaged 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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