At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Byaban District of Minab County) was 11,311 in 1,909 households.[4] There were 12,898 inhabitants in 2,800 households at the following census of 2011,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sirik County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,846 in 2,343 households. The most populous of its 19 villages was Sham Ju, with 1,280 people.[2]