At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Sareyn District of Ardabil County) was 4,875 in 1,084 households.[5] There were 1,900 inhabitants in 565 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had separated from the county in the establishment of Sareyn County. The rural district was transferred to the new Sabalan District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 1,798 in 560 households. The most populous of its five villages was Irdemousa (now a city),[7] with 816 people.[2]
^OpenStreetMap contributors (24 August 2024). "Sabalan Rural District (Sareyn County)" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
^ abDavodi, Parviz (15 July 2009) [Approved 24 April 1388]. "With the approval of the government, Sareyn became a county". irna.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via Islamic Republic News Agency.