At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Avaj District of Buin Zahra County) was 7,447 in 1,813 households.[5] There were 7,714 inhabitants in 2,205 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 7,808 in 2,490 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County.[3] The most populous of its 19 villages was Shahidabad, with 1,418 people.[2]