Oshnavieh-ye Shomali Rural District (Persian: دهستان اشنويه شمالي) is in the Central District of Oshnavieh County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Nalivan.

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 10,315 in 1,940 households. There were 12,204 inhabitants in 3,155 households at the following census of 2011. At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 8,649 in 2,195 households. The most populous of its 26 villages was Nalivan, with 1,186 people.