At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 6,337 in 1,647 households.[5] There were 5,683 inhabitants in 1,699 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,289 in 1,698 households. The most populous of its 28 villages was Marzian, with 986 people.[2]