At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 18,468 in 4,618 households.[5] There were 20,690 inhabitants in 5,651 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 22,063 in 6,393 households. The most populous of its 36 villages was Tafihan, with 6,170 people.[2]