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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Norwegians of Norway

The Norwegians of Norway, numbering approximately 5,525,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a North Germanic people indigenous to Norway whose culture has been shaped by a rugged maritime and mountainous environment, a long history of farming and fishing, and strong traditions of local autonomy and social cooperation. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and Norwegian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Norway
People Cluster: Scandinavian
Primary Language(s): Norwegian (nor)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 5,525,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG000453
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Pray for the Norwegians of Norway

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

58%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Norwegian
Language Family: Indo-European

67%
%
Norwegian Speakers

Media Resources in Norwegian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Norwegian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1930 Det Norsk Bibelselskap✓
Bibelen 2011 bokmål✓
Norsk Bibel AS 2016✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Norwegian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Norwegians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Norwegians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Norwegians of Norway

And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
readMatthew 6:16

Pray that those who live to please men and not God will turn from the emptiness of seeking approval from others and find true satisfaction in the treasure of a personal relationship with God.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Pray that the lost will see the new thing God can do in their lives and trust in His plan and purpose for them.

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
readActs 2:42

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will devote themselves to God's Word, to fellowship with each other, and to prayer.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

Norwegian Across Countries (ROP3 - 107478) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NorwegiansPG000090NorwegiansDenmark17,500Unengaged and UnreachedNorwegianUnaffiliated
NorwegiansPG000292NorwegiansIceland1,400No Longer UnreachedNorwegianUnaffiliated
NorwegiansPG000453NorwegiansNorway5,525,000No Longer UnreachedNorwegianUnaffiliated
NorwegiansPG000541NorwegiansSvalbard1,700Unengaged and UnreachedNorwegianProtestantism
NorwegiansPG000562NorwegiansSweden15,500Unengaged and UnreachedNorwegianUnaffiliated
NorwegiansPG017471NorwegiansEcuador18,500No Longer UnreachedNorwegianProtestantism
NorwegiansPG043448NorwegiansCanada8,900No Longer UnreachedNorwegianUnaffiliated
NorwegiansPG043575NorwegiansUnited States45,000No Longer UnreachedNorwegianUnaffiliated

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

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