At the National Census of 2006, its population was (as a part of the Central District) 5,440 in 1,460 households.[6] There were 5,251 inhabitants in 1,577 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Mazayjan District.[4] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 2,985 in 941 households. The most populous of its 52 villages was Badbar, with 844 people.[2]