At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,423 in 642 households, when it was in Baladeh Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,486 people in 778 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,597 people in 895 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
In 2019, Nematabad was transferred to Baladeh-ye Sharqi Rural District created in the 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.
^ abJahangiri, Ishaq (23 January 2019) [Approved 8 November 1399]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Tonekabon County of Mazandaran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 86754; Notification 91201/T56842H. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.