At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 2,044 in 628 households, when it was a village in Baghestan Rural District of the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 2,467 people in 739 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,704 people in 757 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
In 2020, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Eslamiyeh District, and Baghestan-e Olya was elevated to the status of the city of Baghestan.
^Also romanized as Bāghestān; also known as Bāghestān-e Ferdows; formerly Baghestan-e Olya (باغستان عليا), also romanized as Bāghestān-e Olyā; and also known as Bāghestān-e Bālā
^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (20 May 2020) [Approved 28 February 1399]. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Ferdows County of South Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 237176; Notification 20445/T56384H. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^Baghestan-e Olya can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054666" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
