At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as Garamduz Rural District[b] of the former Khoda Afarin District of Kaleybar County) was 11,434 in 2,360 households.[5] There were 8,826 inhabitants in 2,291 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Garamduz District and its name changed to Garamduz-e Gharbi Rural District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,308 in 2,503 households. The most populous of its 26 villages was Larijan, with 1,094 people.[2]
^ abcRahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2022) [Approved 7 September 1389]. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kaleybar County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1/4/42/111195. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.