At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,691 in 825 households.[6] There were 3,291 inhabitants in 889 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,759 in 893 households. The most populous of its 20 villages was Jafarabad, with 558 people.[2]