At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 5,517 in 965 households.[5] There were 5,075 inhabitants in 961 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Susan District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,530 in 819 households. The most populous of its 36 villages was Mombin, with 748 people.[2]