At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 4,823 in 1,437 households.[6] There were 4,442 inhabitants in 1,452 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,947 in 1,965 households. The most populous of its 26 villages was Neshlaj, with 3,024 people.[2]