At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 4,272 in 730 households. There were 4,245 inhabitants in 1,170 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,117 in 1,084 households. The most populous of its 16 villages was Deh Shams-e Bozorg, with 779 people.
^Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 26 February 1369]. Approval of reforms in the rural districts of West Azerbaijan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 14034.1.5.53; Notification 40154/T42K. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
^Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 18 September 1375]. Reforms of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3638-1; Notification 121302/17168K. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
