At the 2006 census, the county's population was 264,226 in 49,443 households. The following census in 2011 counted 219,796 people in 50,978 households, by which time Dalgan District had been separated from the county to become Dalgan County.
The population of the county in 2006 was 264,226 with 49,443 households. By 2011, it had decreased to 219,796 people and 50,978 households.