At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Narmashir District of Bam County) was 18,061 in 4,057 households.[5] There were 20,065 inhabitants in 5,684 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Narmashir County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 20,226 in 5,900 households. The most populous of its 39 villages was Deh Now-e Azizabad, with 2,261 people.[2]