At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 11,399 in 3,144 households.[5] There were 12,503 inhabitants in 3,816 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 12,758 in 4,067 households. The most populous of its 60 villages was Moghan, with 2,516 people.[2]