At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 13,915 in 3,250 households.[5] There were 11,917 inhabitants in 3,303 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,147 in 1,534 households. The most populous of its 30 villages was Meshkin, with 1,264 people.[2]
^Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 18 December 1381]. Approval of divisional reforms in Zanjan County. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.90652. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.