At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 14,411 in 2,977 households.[5] There were 16,922 inhabitants in 4,083 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 17,955 in 4,624 households. The most populous of its 21 villages was Poshteh, with 3,028 people.[2]