At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 17,855 in 3,747 households.[5] There were 20,662 inhabitants in 5,153 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 22,271 in 6,303 households. The most populous of its 42 villages was Kharaji, with 4,712 people.[2]