At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 437 in 94 households, when it was in Kohgiluyeh County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 434 people in 110 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Charam County.[2]
After the census, the village of Bar Aftab-e Sarfaryab merged with Eslamabad-e Mashayekh to form the city of Sarfaryab.[5]
^Eslamabad-e Mashayekh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10834867" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".