At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 10,819 in 2,392 households.[5] There were 12,920 inhabitants in 3,261 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 15,177 in 4,204 households. The most populous of its 40 villages was Mal-e Qayed, with 4,564 people.[2]