At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 11,453 in 3,212 households.[5] There were 5,859 inhabitants in 1,830 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Masumiyeh District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,697 in 1,907 households. The most populous of its 12 villages was Malekabad, with 2,536 people.[2]