At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 862 in 220 households, when it was in Atrak Rural District[b] of the former Maneh District of Maneh and Samalqan County.[6][c] The following census in 2011 counted 863 people in 241 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 678 people in 200 households.[2]
In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Maneh County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District. Eshqabad was transferred to Eshqabad Rural District created in the district.[4]
^Eshqabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "218343" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".