At the 2016 census, the county's population was 166,658 in 45,155 households, by which time Rumeshkan District had been separated from the county to become Rumeshkan County.
The year 2016 saw a population count of 166,658 people in the county, distributed across 45,155 households. This occurred after Rumeshkan District was separated from the county and became its own separate entity, Rumeshkan County.