At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Angut District of Germi County) was 12,806 in 2,585 households.[5] There were 11,855 inhabitants in 2,920 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 10,721 in 2,953 households. The most populous of its 86 villages was Ziveh, with 1,412 people.[2]
In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Ungut County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3]