At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Charam District of Kohgiluyeh County) was 5,775 in 1,105 households.[4] There were 5,501 inhabitants in 1,330 households at the following census of 2011, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Charam County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,215 in 1,442 households. The most populous of its 18 villages was Bardian, with 1,751 people.[2]