At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Rigan District of Bam County) was 17,849 in 4,159 households.[5] There were 4,524 inhabitants in 1,114 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Fahraj County. The rural district was transferred to the new Negin Kavir District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,830 in 807 households. The most populous of its 32 villages was Aliabad-e Chahdegan, with 450 people.[2]