At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Musiyan District) was 1,142 in 190 households.[5] There were 1,915 inhabitants in 288 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 1,813 in 254 households. The most populous of its 22 villages was Abughoveyr, with 320 people.[2]
In 2017, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Dasht-e Abbas District.[3]
^ abJahangiri, Ishaq (22 March 2017) [Approved 5 December 1997]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Dehloran County, Ilam province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 38665; Notification 164929/T55512H. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.