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 9,127 in 2,189 households.[5] There were 9,065 inhabitants in 2,408 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 Central District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,954 in 2,485 households. The most populous of its 26 villages was Gazeran, with 1,446 people.[2]