At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 20,962 in 5,067 households.[5] There were 22,445 inhabitants in 6,241 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 22,393 in 6,646 households. The most populous of its 35 villages was Mohammadabad, with 4,548 people.[2]
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