At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 16,658 in 3,657 households.[5] There were 13,529 inhabitants in 2,546 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 15,617 in 3,355 households. The most populous of its 35 villages was Jannatabad, with 2,476 people.[2]