At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 8,963 in 1,919 households.[4] There were 8,469 inhabitants in 2,229 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,778 in 1,870 households. The most populous of its 34 villages was Qui, with 793 people.[2]