At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 12,817 in 2,792 households.[5] There were 12,203 inhabitants in 3,135 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 13,339 in 3,592 households. The most populous of its 72 villages was Ab Garmu, with 1,816 people.[2]