At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 25,040 in 6,627 households.[4] There were 16,509 inhabitants in 4,974 households at the following census of 2011,[5] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Qarah Kahriz District. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,495 in 2,852 households. The most populous of its 17 villages was Bagh-e Bar Aftab, with 1,755 people.[2]
^Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (17 July 2013). "Carrying out national divisions in Markazi province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.