At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 13,829 in 4,237 households.[7] There were 12,960 inhabitants in 4,387 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 12,207 in 4,428 households. The most populous of its 20 villages was Bashman, with 2,320 people.[2]
^"INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
^Bazargan, Mehdi (c. 2023) [Approved 12 June 1358]. Changing the name of the city and county of Bandar Pahlavi to Bandar-e Anzali. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers of the Provisional Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Proposal 7473.53. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.