At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 11,503 in 2,390 households.[5] There were 10,615 inhabitants in 2,645 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 10,092 in 2,891 households. The most populous of its 47 villages was Temeliyeh, with 1,114 people.[2]