The invention relates to the field of N-
methylaniline production, and discloses a method for continuously producing N-
methylaniline. The method comprises the following steps: synthesizing N-
methylaniline, regenerating a
solvent of a spent catalyst, and returning the regenerated catalyst to the synthesis of N-methylaniline for reuse, the synthesis of the N-methylaniline comprises the following steps: in the presence of a fresh catalyst, reacting a
methylation reagent with
aniline to obtain a spent catalyst; the fresh catalyst comprises a
molecular sieve, an
inorganic oxide and a modified component, and the modified component is selected from at least one of
copper,
alkali metal,
alkaline earth metal and iron; the sum of the weak acid amount and the middle weak acid amount of the fresh catalyst accounts for more than 80% of the
total acid amount; the regeneration of the
solvent of the spent catalyst comprises the following steps: sequentially carrying out first-stage
solvent regeneration, second-stage
hydrogen regeneration and third-stage solvent
hydrogen regeneration on the spent catalyst. According to the method, complete regeneration of the deactivated catalyst can be realized, the stability of the catalyst is improved, and long-period operation of the device and
continuous production of N-methylaniline are realized.