At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 9,063 in 1,635 households.[5] There were 6,266 inhabitants in 1,482 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,835 in 1,511 households. The most populous of its 98 villages was Javardeh, with 1,276 people.[2]