At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,274 in 720 households.[6] There were 4,011 inhabitants in 1,039 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,111 in 915 households. The most populous of its 28 villages was Bakan, with 1,144 people.[2]