At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,943 in 1,324 households.[6] There were 2,937 inhabitants in 1,121 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,972 in 1,161 households. The most populous of its 32 villages was Neysian, with 1,369 people.[2]