At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District of Baft County) was 3,527 in 874 households.[5] There were 4,589 inhabitants in 1,192 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Arzuiyeh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,200 in 1,237 households. The most populous of its 82 villages was Jughan, with 967 people.[2]