The 3,326-square-kilometre (1,284 sq mi) municipality is the 11th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Målselv is the 147th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,640. The municipality's population density is 2.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.4/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]