At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,379 in 581 households, when it was in Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District[b] of the former Leylan District of Malekan County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,627 people in 727 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,744 people in 815 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Leylan County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District. Shirin Kand was transferred to Leylan-e Sharqi Rural District created in the new Shirin Kand District.[4]
^Shirin Kand can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3085061" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Habibi, Hassan (c. 2022) [Approved 22 July 1374]. Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Delegation. Notification 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.