People group profile · PG000564
The Poles of Sweden
The Poles of Sweden, numbering about 79,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a West Slavic people of Central Europe whose culture has been shaped by Slavic heritage, Roman Catholic traditions, agricultural and urban communities, and a long history of statehood, foreign rule, and national resilience.
They are a diaspora people in the Slav, Western people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Polish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Sweden
- Population
- 79,500
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Slav, Western
- Primary language
- Polish (pol)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Poles are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, 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.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Poles
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
96% adherents
Primary language
Polish · Indo-European family
100% speak Polish
Gospel resources in Polish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1632 Polish Biblia Gdanska · text
- Living New Testament (Słowo Życia) · video
- Millennium Bible · audio
- New Covenant Translation · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Poles
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Poles in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108096) is reported in 23 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poles | Poland | 36,630,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Brazil | 1,900,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Ukraine | 1,275,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Germany | 922,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | United Kingdom | 755,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | United States | 521,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Canada | 318,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Belarus | 293,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Argentina | 233,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Lithuania | 179,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Ireland | 124,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Belgium | 101,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Italy | 94,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Kazakhstan | 62,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Poles | Austria | 58,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Australia | 53,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Spain | 53,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Latvia | 46,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Czech Republic | 20,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Iceland | 20,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Denmark | 16,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Venezuela | 8,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Uzbekistan | 3,800 | No Longer Unreached |
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