At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 9,921 in 2,078 households.[5] There were 11,795 inhabitants in 2,940 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 13,440 in 3,689 households. The most populous of its 48 villages was Khalifehabad, with 1,864 people.[2]