At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 6,390 in 1,893 households.[7] There were 6,139 inhabitants in 2,008 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,839 in 2,119 households. The most populous of its 38 villages wasMalfejan, with 855 people.[4]
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