At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 6,901 in 1,485 households.[5] There were 8,953 inhabitants in 2,266 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,738 in 2,469 households. The most populous of its 52 villages was Shahrak-e Eslamiyeh, with 3,349 people.[2]