The Central District of Ilam County () is in Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ilam.
After the 2011 National Census, Keshvari Rural District was created in the district, and Mishkhas Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Sivan District.
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 181,362 in 39,829 households. The following census in 2011 counted 201,523 people in 49,710 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 215,543 inhabitants in 59,440 households.