At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as Hajjilar Rural District of the former Chaypareh District of Khoy County) was 8,856 in 1,953 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 6,031 inhabitants in 1,619 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Chaypareh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Hajjilar District and renamed Hajjilar-e Jobubi Rural District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,781 in 1,657 households. The most populous of its 27 villages was Hajjilar (now a city),[8] with 1,394 people.[2]
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^ abcDavodi, Parviz (24 January 1393) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 138613/42/4/1; Notification 156165/T32690K. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.