At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 8,244 in 1,644 households.[4] There were 6,927 inhabitants in 1,721 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,164 in 1,750 households. The most populous of its 39 villages was Kalansura, with 606 people.[2]
^Aref, Mohammad Reza (22 November 2019) [Approved February 1380]. Approval letter regarding division reforms in Ardabil province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.18867. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2023 – via Islamic Council Research Center.