Population

The municipality of Inari has a population of . The population density is {{Data Finland municipality/population density Inari, Finland|PD/km2}}. The population peaked in 1993, at 7,874. It then decreased continuously until 2012, when the population was 6,732. Since then it has steadily increased to 7,160 in 2024. Inari is expected to be the only municipality in Lapland, along with Rovaniemi, that will experience population growth by 2040. This has been attributed to increased tourism.