At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 15,169 in 3,862 households.[6] There were 13,385 inhabitants in 3,733 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,541 in 1,344 households. The most populous of its 23 villages was Jilanabad, with 1,471 people.[2]