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 5,068 in 1,218 households.[5] There were 5,747 inhabitants in 1,587 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 5,403 in 1,925 households. The most populous of its 109 villages was Javaran, with 652 people.[2]