At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 598 in 127 households, when it was in the former Khoda Afarin District of Kaleybar County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 563 people in 151 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 465 people in 142 households.[2]
^Bastamlu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3816422" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 26 February 1369]. Approval of reforms in the rural areas of East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Notification 131920/T46K. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
^Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2022) [Approved 7 September 1389]. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kaleybar County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1/4/42/111195. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
