At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Juyom District of Larestan County)[a] was 8,992 in 1,781 households.[7] There were 12,970 inhabitants in 3,169 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 12,202 in 3,149 households. The most populous of its 24 villages was Bolghan, with 3,640 people.[2]
After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Juyom County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Harm District.[4]
^"INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
^Letter of approval regarding changing the name of Lar County to Larestan. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. c. 2022 [Approved 7 October 1398]. Proposal 1.42.25950; Notification 31592T24775H. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council.