At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,471 in 360 households, when it was in Soltaniyeh Rural District of the former Soltaniyeh District of Abhar County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,494 people in 445 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Soltaniyeh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District, and Qarah Bolagh was transferred to Qarah Bolagh Rural District created in the new Bagh Helli District.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,242 people in 381 households.[2]
^Qarah Bolagh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079641" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".