At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 9,871 in 2,095 households.[5] There were 9,730 inhabitants in 2,370 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,944 in 2,386 households. The most populous of its 59 villages was Garu, with 2,336 people.[2]