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Iceland – People Groups
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People Groups
(click people name for profile)		 Population % Evangel % Adherent Least Reached Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Americans, U.S.1,6003.1 ChristianityEnglish
British1,00070.00 %3.2 ChristianityEnglish
DeafUnknown3.30 %95.61 %3.1 ChristianityIcelandic Sign Language
Filipino6002.1 ChristianityTagalog
German1,1003.2 ChristianityGerman, Standard
Icelander302,0003.30 %3.1 ChristianityIcelandic
Norwegian1,0003.1 ChristianityNorwegian
Polish2,1002.1 ChristianityPolish
Russian90070.00 %2.1 ChristianityRussian
Swedish1,8003.2 ChristianitySwedish
Thai, Northeastern600Y1.2 BuddhismThai, Northeastern
Total People Groups:   11313,00013.1 801
Unclassified / Other Individuals16,000 
UN Country Population (2010)329,000
 
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Iceland – Peoples Progress Progress Scale Definition All Progress Level Listing
% of People Groups % of Population in People Groups
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Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population
  Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached 1 9.1 % 600 0.2 %
  Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church 3 27.3 % 3,600 1.1 %
  Level 3 - Established / Significant Church 7 63.6 % 309,000 98.7 %
Totals 11   313,000  
Iceland – People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
 

Americans, U.S.
1,600


British
1,000


Filipino
600


German
1,100


Norwegian
1,000


Polish
2,100


Russian
900


Thai, Northeastern
600

Iceland People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Iceland – Languages
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Language
(click Language name for details)		 Language
Code 		Peoples
Primary
Language		 Unreached
Primary
Language		 Bible
Status		 Bible
Locator		 Audio NT
Online 		Jesus
Film
Online 		Audio
Recordings
Online		 Gospel
Tract
Online
Englisheng20Complete
German, Standarddeu10Complete
Icelandicisl10Complete
Icelandic Sign Languageicl10None
Norwegiannor10Complete
Polishpol10Complete
Russianrus10Complete
Swedishswe10Complete
Tagalogtgl10Complete
Thai, Northeasterntts11None
Totals: 10 11 1   8 4 9 8 8
 
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Iceland – Religions All Religions Listing
 
Major Religions  
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Source:  Operation World 2001.
 
Christianity Segments  
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Source:  Operation World 2001.
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Iceland – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Iceland. Ministries in the Iceland section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Western Europe section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information for Iceland.
  • The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
Ministries in Iceland   Ministries in Western Europe
Country Level Ministries Size
Greater Europe MissionMedium
Navigators, International Missions GroupMedium
Ministries Listed for Iceland:  2
 
Regional Level Ministries Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)Large
Anglican Frontier MissionsSmall
Assemblies of God World MissionsLarge
Awana Clubs, InternationalMedium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, InternationalMedium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)Medium
Baptist Mid-MissionsMedium
BCM InternationalMedium
Bible LeagueMedium
Campus Crusade for Christ, InternationalLarge
Child Evangelism FellowshipMedium
Christian Church of North America - MissionsSmall
Church of God of ProphecyMedium
Church of God, Cleveland, TennesseeMedium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission DepartmentMedium
Church World ServiceMedium
Cooperative Baptist FellowshipMedium
Dawn MinistriesSmall
Educational Services InternationalMedium
EFCA International MissionMedium
Every Home for ChristMedium
Final Frontiers FoundationLarge
Free Methodist World MissionsMedium
Galcom InternationalSmall
GO InternationalSmall
InterCommSmall
Lutheran Church - Missouri SynodMedium
OMS InternationalMedium
PioneersMedium
Salvation ArmyMedium
Seventh-day Adventists General ConferenceMedium
Silent Word MinistriesSmall
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission BoardLarge
Team ExpansionMedium
Tentmakers InternationalSmall
United Methodist ChurchMedium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign MissionsMedium
United World MissionMedium
Worldwide Tentmakers, IncorporatedSmall
Young LifeMedium
Youth with a MissionLarge
Ministries Listed for Western Europe:  41
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Iceland – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 313,000
Percent Urbanization 92 %
Total People Groups 11
Unreached People Groups 1
Region Western Europe
10/40 Window No
Official National Language Icelandic
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 95.6 % [1]
Percent Evangelical 3.3 % [2]
Country Progress Level 3.1
Persecution Ranking Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Development Status Not reported (Low-Medium-High UN)
Human Development Index 0.969 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Ethnologue Language Listing
World Factbook
State Department Religious Freedom Report

Notes
[1]  Operation World 2001
[2]  Operation World 2001
 
Prayer Cards
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Maps
Perry-Castaneda Map Collection