At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Khondab District of Arak County) was 13,045 in 3,605 households.[5] There were 8,178 inhabitants in 2,491 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khondab County. The rural district was transferred to the new Qareh Chay District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,098 in 2,376 households. The most populous of its 15 villages was Khaneqah-e Olya, with 1,031 people.[2]