At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 5,033 in 1,390 households.[4] There were 4,909 inhabitants in 1,584 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,777 in 903 households. The most populous of its 18 villages was Shamsabad, with 1,464 people.[2]