At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Rabor District of Baft County) was 4,562 in 1,084 households.[5] There were 4,157 inhabitants in 1,398 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Rabor County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,526 in 1,554 households. The most populous of its 62 villages was Esker, with 1,734 people.[2]