At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 15,235 in 3,843 households.[5] There were 13,394 inhabitants in 3,750 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 13,476 in 4,006 households. The most populous of its 92 villages was Mohammadabad-e Arab, with 1,965 people.[2]