At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,034 in 665 households.[6] There were 3,137 inhabitants in 929 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,757 in 920 households. The most populous of its 41 villages was Oskelu, with 393 people.[2]