At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 9,539 (as a part of the Central District) in 2,086 households.[4] There were 8,715 inhabitants in 2,311 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,467 in 2,472 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Borborud-e Sharqi District. The most populous of its 22 villages was Chaman Soltan (now a city),[6] with 2,091 people.[2]