At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 6,561 in 1,171 households.[6] There were 5,635 inhabitants in 1,515 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,445 in 1,597 households. The most populous of its 38 villages was Basit, with 599 people.[2]