For the administrative division of West Azerbaijan province, see Baruq County. For the city, see Baruq. For other places with a similar name, see Baruq.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Baruq District of Miandoab County) was 11,530 in 2,553 households.[5] There were 12,024 inhabitants in 3,378 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 11,575 in 3,429 households. The most populous of its 22 villages was Gol Soleymanabad, with 3,436 people.[2]
In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Baruq County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[4]