At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 5,007 in 1,363 households.[6] There were 4,165 inhabitants in 1,264 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,525 in 1,245 households. The most populous of its nine villages was Markiyeh, with 1,117 people.[2]
^"INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.