At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Rabor District of Baft County) was 6,193 in 1,323 households.[5] There were 6,889 inhabitants in 2,044 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Rabor County. The rural district was transferred to the new Hanza District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,851 in 1,597 households. The most populous of its 109 villages was Kangari, with 415 people.[2]