At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,147 in 269 households, when it was in Bizaki Rural District of the former Golbahar District of Chenaran County).[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,343 people in 372 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,367 people in 698 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Golbahar County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District. Now Bahar was transferred to Now Bahar Rural District created in the district.[4]
^Now Bahar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3785632" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".