The 3,437-square-kilometre (1,327 sq mi) municipality is the 9th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Nordreisa is the 183rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,861. The municipality's population density is 1.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.9/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.2% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]