According recensemantului population in 2002 had a population of 72,824 inhabitants, being 82.6% Romanians, 12.9% Hungarians, Roma 1.7%, German 1.3%, 0.3% Serbs, 0.2% Slovaks, 0.15% Bulgarians and others 0.85%.

With a tradition of industrial and commercial importance, Arad manages to be among the most prosperous cities in Romania because of domestic investment or straine.Principalele being freight wagons and passenger industry and textile materials, food, furniture and accessories for furniture and electronic and automotive industry.