At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population (as the total of its constituent villages before the merger) was 2,383 in 702 households, when it was in Rudbar-e Qasran Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,901 people in 644 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population as 3,423 people in 1,197 households,[2] by which time the villages had merged and Shemshak was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
^Shemshak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062814" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".