At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 7,339 in 2,150 households.[5] There were 6,762 inhabitants in 2,154 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Masumiyeh District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,449 in 2,172 households. The most populous of its 14 villages was Kheyrabad, with 2,280 people.[2]