At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 26,809 in 6,738 households.[6] There were 27,846 inhabitants in 7,900 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 25,724 in 8,298 households. The most populous of its 169 villages was Narivaran-e Sharqi, with 1,312 people.[2]