At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 4,173 in 863 households.[4] There were 4,153 inhabitants in 980 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,353 in 954 households. The most populous of its 40 villages was Ab Amiri, with 790 people.[2]
^Aref, Mohammad Reza (4 September 1390) [Approved 6 January 1383]. Divisional reforms in Behbahan cities. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.16107; Letter 58538-26118H. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.