At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as part of the former Haftkel District of Ramhormoz County) was 5,352 in 1,048 households.[5] There were 1,355 inhabitants in 372 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Haftkel County. The rural district was transferred to the new Raghiveh District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 1,135 in 298 households. The most populous of its 37 villages was Naft Sefid, with 406 people.[2]