At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 5,514 in 1,347 households.[5] There were 5,494 inhabitants in 1,521 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,160 in 1,535 households. The most populous of its 21 villages was Kagheh, with 953 people.[2]