At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 862 in 218 households, when it was the village of Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala in Qushkhaneh-ye Bala Rural District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 927 people in 256 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population as 996 people in 290 households,[2] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city and its name changed to Qushkhaneh.[3]
^Formerly Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala (ينگي قلعه بالا),[3] also romanized as Yengī Qal‘eh-ye Bālā and Yangī Qal‘eh-ye Bālā; also known as Yangī Qal‘eh, Yengī Qaleh, and Yengī Qal‘eh-ye ‘Olyā[4]
^Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088656" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".