At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Shirvan District of Chardavol County) was 3,679 in 764 households. There were 3,695 inhabitants in 904 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,360 in 874 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sirvan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Karezan District. The most populous of its 22 villages was Shahrak-e Sartang, with 786 people.
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