At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 11,022 in 1,906 households.[5] There were 10,117 inhabitants in 1,958 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Susan District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,423 in 1,823 households. The most populous of its 87 villages was Javad-e Seyyedi, with 872 people.[2]