Bureau of National statistics
Agency for Strategic planning and reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The population of the region as of April 1, 2024 amounted to 606,5 thousand people, including 372,6 thousand people (61,4% ) - urban, 233,9 thousand people (38,6%) - rural residents.
The natural increase in the population in January- March 2024 amounted to 972 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 1014 people).
The number of births as January-March 2024 amounted to 2320 people (2,2% less than in January-March 2023), the number of deaths amounted to 1348 people (0,8% less than in January- March 2023).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to - -2034 people (in January- March 2023 - -1071 people), including in external migration a negative balance of - -202 people (-15), in internal - negative - 1832 people and (-1056).
The number of unemployed in the I quarter of 2024 amounted to 14,5 thousand people.
The unemployment rate was 4,8% of the labor force.
The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of May 1, 2024 amounted to 11,1 thousand people, or 3,5% of the labor force.
The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the I quarter of 2024 amounted to 322830 tenge, an increase compared to the I quarter of 2023 amounted to 114,2%.
The real wage index in I quarter 2024 was 104,4%.
In the IV quarter of 2023 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 168246 tenge, which is 14% higher than in IV quarter 2022, the growth rate of real cash income for the specified period is 103,9%.
The volume of industrial production in January-April 2024 amounted to 573712,9 million tenge in current prices, which is 0,1% more than in January-April 2023.
In the mining industry volume of production desreased by 0,3%, in the manufacturing industry volume of production desreased by 0,3%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air volume of production increased by 8,1%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities - by 10,6%.
The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-April 2024 amounted to 82251,3 million tenge, or 102,7% by January-April 2023.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-April 2024 amounted to 4504,3 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 89,4% compared to January- April 2023.
The volume of passenger traffic – 323,3 million pkm, or 84,5% by January- April 2023.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 28186,2 million tenge, or 103,7% compared to January-April 2023.
In January-April 2024, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 8,2% and amounted to 65,1 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment buildings - by 193,8% (46,5 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of individual residential buildings put into operation decreased by 35,7% (18,6 thousand square meters).
The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-April 2024 amounted to 74008,7 million tenge, or 80,1% by January-April 2023.
The number of registered legal entities as of May 1, 2024 amounted to 8337 units and increased by 2,1% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 8061 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 6744 units, including 6468 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 6249 units and increased by 1,6% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.
The short-term economic indicator for January-April 2024 compared to January-April 2023 amounted to 101,7%. The calculation of the short-term economic indicator is carried out to ensure efficiency and is based on changes in output indices for basic sectors: agriculture, industry, construction, trade, transport and communications, accounting for over 60% of GDP.
The volume of gross regional product for January-December 2023 amounted to 3034101,7 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January- December 2022, real GRP increased by 5,8 %. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 50%, and services – 43%.
The consumer price index in April 2024 compared to December 2023 was 103%.
Prices for food products increased by 2,8%, non-food products–by 1,3%, paid services for the population–by 4,8%.
The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in April 2024 compared to December 2023 increased–by 4,4%.
The volume of retail trade in January-April 2024 amounted to 147225,6 million tenge, or 2,5% more than the corresponding period in 2023.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-April 2024 amounted to 76855,0 million tenge, or 114,1% compared to the corresponding period in 2023.
According to preliminary data, in January-March 2024, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 116334,1 thousand US dollars and decreased by 44,9% compared to January-March 2023, including exports – 42170,4 thousand US dollars (by 30,7% less), imports – 74163,7 thousand US dollars (61% less).
