At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 98 in 15 households, when it was in Ezgeleh District of Salas-e Babajani County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 105 people in 23 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 106 people in 25 households, by which time the rural district had been transferred to the Central District of Sarpol-e Zahab County.[6] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
After the 2016 census, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Dasht-e Zahab District.[6]
^Tappeh Kanan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3798249" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".