At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as Hoveyzeh Rural District[b] of the former Hoveyzeh District of Dasht-e Azadegan County) was 8,101 in 1,333 households.[5] There were 5,568 inhabitants in 1,187 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Hoveyzeh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District and renamed Hoveyzeh-ye Jonubi Rural District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,738 in 1,391 households. The most populous of its 38 villages was Qeysariyeh-ye Olya, with 497 people.[2]
^ abcdDavodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 29 July 1386]. Reforms of national divisions in Khuzestan province, Hoveyzeh County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 40005/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.