At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 11,859 in 3,270 households.[6] There were 8,716 inhabitants in 2,807 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,459 in 3,036 households. The most populous of its 40 villages was Kuh Boneh, with 1,630 people.[2]