At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 3,198 in 742 households, when it was in Miyandasht Rural District of the Central District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,342 people in 851 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,520 people in 927 households.[2]
After the 2016 census, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Miyandasht District. Nughab was transferred to Nughab Rural District created in the Central District.[4]
^Nughab can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077208" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".