At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 2,624 in 468 households.[5] There were 2,631 inhabitants in 499 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,057 in 503 households. The most populous of its 15 villages was Bastam, with 538 people.[2]
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