The present invention relates to a method for producing a polyarylene comprising polymerizing only a dihalobiphenyl compound represented by the formula (1): wherein A represents a C1-C20 alkoxy group etc., R<1> represents a fluorine atom etc., X<1> represents a chlorine atom etc., and k represents an integer of 0 to 3, or a dihalobiphenyl compound represented by the formula (1) with an aromatic compound represented by the formula (2): or an aromatic compound represented by the formula (3): X<3>-Ar<5>-X<3> (3) wherein a, b and c represents 0 or 1, n represents an integer of 5 or more, Ar<1>, Ar<2>, Ar<3> and Ar<4> represents a divalent aromatic group etc., Y<1> and Y<2> represents a single bond etc., Z<1> and Z<2> represents -O- or -S-, and X<2> and X<3> represent a chlorine atom etc., in the presence of catalytic amounts of a divalent nickel compound, a trivalent phosphorus ligand and zinc.