At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 17,320 in 3,554 households.[5] There were 18,175 inhabitants in 4,633 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 15,496 in 4,415 households. The most populous of its 20 villages was Ajirlu, with 4,259 people.[2]
^Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 26 February 1369]. Approval of reforms in the rural areas of East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Notification 131920/T46K. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.