At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Narmashir District of Bam County) was 15,051 in 3,601 households.[5] There were 17,918 inhabitants in 4,579 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Narmashir County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 14,642 in 4,460 households. The most populous of its 94 villages was Qaleh Shahid, with 1,923 people.[2]