At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 8,223 in 1,933 households.[5] There were 8,284 inhabitants in 2,402 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,854 in 2,412 households. The most populous of its nine villages was Seyyed Shahab, with 3,408 people.[2]