At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 12,619 in 3,301 households.[5] There were 8,835 inhabitants in 2,602 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,296 in 2,489 households. The most populous of its 85 villages was Mobarakeh, with 1,335 people.[2]