At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Vazineh District of Sardasht County) was 10,682 in 1,682 households.[6] There were 10,065 inhabitants in 2,017 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,958 in 2,490 households. The most populous of its 51 villages was Savan-e Jadid, with 1,002 people.[2]
In 2022, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Mirabad County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[4]