At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the Central District) was 3,804 in 1,074 households.[5] There were 3,723 inhabitants in 1,163 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Mazayjan District.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 4,039 in 1,353 households. The most populous of its 22 villages was Monj-e Olya, with 820 people.[2]