At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 4,661 in 1,030 households.[7] There were 6,172 inhabitants in 1,620 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,084 in 1,754 households. The most populous of its 13 villages was Kargan-e Qadim, with 2,742 people.[2]
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^Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 26 February 1369]. Approval of reforms in the rural areas of East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Notification 131920/T46K. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.