At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was (as a part of the former Joghatai District of Sabzevar County) was 10,374 in 2,605 households.[5] There were 10,313 inhabitants in 2,904 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Joghatai County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 10,912 in 3,261 households. The most populous of its 39 villages was Shahrestanak, with 2,156 people.[2]