At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 7,521 in 1,843 households.[6] There were 6,830 inhabitants in 1,966 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,037 in 2,280 households. The most populous of its 70 villages was Mehrenjan, with 1,508 people.[2]
In 2019, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Jowzar District.[4]
^"INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.