Svalbard people groups, languages and religions

Country: Svalbard

People Groups Unreached

0 (0.0%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

0 (0.0%)

Population
Total

2,500

Population in Unreached

0 (0.0%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

0 (0.0%)

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group	Population this Ctry	Population Global	Count Ctrys	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Needed Workers
Norwegian	1,500	4,888,000	15	●	Norwegian	Christianity	4 ●	95.00 %	10.00 %	-1 -
Russian	1,000	136,010,000	71		Russian	Christianity	3 ●	85.00 %	1.80 %	-1 -
Totals: 2	2,500						0 ☀︎ 0 ●	90.90 %	6.64 %	0
Unclassified / Other Individuals	100
World Factbook (2025)	2,600

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Province ▲	Estimated Population
Jan Mayen	30
Svalbard	2,500
Provinces: 2	2,500
UN Country Population	2,600

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Language ▲	Code	# Peoples w/ this Primary Language	Scripture Status	YouVersion Bible Resources	Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources	Jesus Film Online	Global Recordings Resources	God's Story Resources	Gospel Tract Online
Norwegian	nor	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	1	1
Russian	rus	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1	1
Totals:	2	2		1	2	2	1	2	2

Networking Possibilities

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GetInvolved - frontier people group (FPGs) prayer communities

Search the Web
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Svalbard. Internet searches may be a possible way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

Church planting agencies in Svalbard
Christian ministry in Svalbard
Business as mission
Christian literature distribution
Evangelism agencies
Christian discipleship
Short term Christian missions

Long term Christian missions
Urban ministries
Christian media opportunities
Bible translation opportunities
Relief and development agencies
Clean water projects
Christian medical outreaches

Svalbard Statistics
People Groups	2
Unreached People Groups	0
Population	2,500
Population Annual Growth Rate	-3.6%
Population in Unreached	0 (0.0%)
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent	90.9%
Percent Evangelical	6.6%
Pioneer Workers Needed *	No unreached peoples in country
Country Progress Level	4 ●
Continent	Europe
Region	Europe, Western
10/40 Window	No
Country Code	SV
Official Language(s)	Norwegian \| Russian
Literacy Rate	%
Estimated Illiterate Population	2,500
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked

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