Ilam County

Ilam County is in Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ilam.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 193,222 in 42,207 households. The following census in 2011 counted 213,579 people in 52,391 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 235,144 in 64,671 households, by which time Mishkhas Rural District had been separated from the Central District in the establishment of Sivan District.

In 2019, the village of Jafarabad was elevated to the status of a city. In November 2019, Chavar District was separated from the county in the establishment of Chavar County.

In 2023, Alishervan Rural District was transferred to the Central District of Badreh County. In the same year, Mahmudabad Rural District was established in Sivan District.

Administrative divisions
Ilam County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.