At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 16,319 in 4,197 households.[5] There were 18,310 inhabitants in 5,016 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 18,709 in 5,636 households. The most populous of its 22 villages was Mati Kola, with 2,902 people.[2]
^Habibi, Hassan (5 July 1392) [Approved 31 January 1379]. "Changes and divisional reforms in Mazandaran province". rc.majlis.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.18888; Notification 4663/T20986AH. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.