At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,389 in 885 households.[5] There were 2,939 inhabitants in 876 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,177 in 660 households. The most populous of its 26 villages was Eslamabad-e Sofla, with 419 people.[2]