At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 16,259 in 3,729 households.[6] There were 16,026 inhabitants in 4,265 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 16,242 in 4,728 households. The most populous of its 25 villages was Arbatan, with 3,233 people.[2]