At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 23,930 in 4,464 households.[6] There were 17,105 inhabitants in 3,393 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,026 in 1,969 households. The most populous of its 28 villages was Shahrak-e Askan Ashayr, with 1,776 people.[2]
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^Rahimi, Mohammadreza (15 January 2013) [Approved 19 July 1391]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Khuzestan province(PDF). rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Resolution 158802/T38854AH; Notification 205939/T45312H. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.