At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,173 in 1,047 households.[5] There were 2,567 inhabitants in 911 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,855 in 1,022 households. The most populous of its 238 villages was Dehshir, with 1,320 people.[2]