At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Zarqan District of Shiraz County) was 6,154 in 1,464 households.[6] There were 1,726 inhabitants in 77 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 1,092 in 259 households. The most populous of its 30 villages was Karkhaneh-ye Shalubi (کارخانه شالي کوبي), with 833 people in 229 households.[2]
In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[4]
^"INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.