At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,954 in 776 households.[4] There were 4,222 inhabitants in 1,034 households at the following census of 2011,[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,352 in 1,170 households. The most populous of its nine villages was Shahniya, with 2,070 people.[2]
^OpenStreetMap contributors (27 August 2024). "Abkosh Rural District (Deyr County)" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^Habibi, Hassan (c. 2018) [Approved 12 December 1371]. Creation of 48 rural districts in several rural areas of the country. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.