At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Rafsanjan County) was 8,325 in 2,026 households.[5] There were 11,436 inhabitants in 2,990 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Anar County.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 10,415 in 3,072 households. The most populous of its 45 villages was Bayaz, with 3,869 people.[2]