The Danes of United States

The Danes of United States, numbering approximately 36,000 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.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Scandinavian
Primary Language(s): Danish (dan)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 36,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043222
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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

Bible Resources in Danish:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1933 Danish Bible✓

1 entry

Or check out the Danish bible at Bible.com

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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:
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Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Danes of United States

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
readJohn 3:19

Pray that God will have mercy on those who love the darkness they are walking in and turn from their sin to faith in Christ.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
readPsalm 96:8

Pray for people here to humbly give God the glory due His name.

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples."
readJohn 8:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Christ daily, depending on Him for every need.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
readJohn 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

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

Strategic Progress Index
All

9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
DanesDanesDenmark5,305,000Engaged yet UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesDanesFaroe Islands4,400No Longer UnreachedDanishProtestantism
DanesDanesGreenland7,700No Longer UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesDanesIceland3,900Unengaged and UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesDanesNorway20,500Unengaged and UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesDanesSweden63,500Unengaged and UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesDanesUnited Kingdom29,000Unengaged and UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesDanesUnited States36,000Engaged yet UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated
DanesDanesCanada41,000No Longer UnreachedDanishUnaffiliated

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