At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Showt District of Maku County) was 13,931 in 3,162 households.[6] There were 4,360 inhabitants in 1,253 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Showt County. The rural district was transferred to the new Qarah Quyun District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,421 in 1,345 households. The most populous of its 12 villages was Tazeh Kand, with 2,087 people.[2]
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