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 697,0 thousand people, including 311,0 thousand people (44,6% ) - urban, 386,0 thousand people (55,4%) - rural residents.
The natural increase in the population in January-March 2024 amounted to 1885 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 1881 people).
The number of births as January- March 2024 amounted to 3153 people (1,1% less than in January- March 2023), the number of deaths amounted to 1268 people (3,1% less than in January- March 2023).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to - 2896 people (in January- March 2023 - -1748 people), including in external migration - a positive balance of - +64 people (+25), in internal - negative - 2960 people and (-1773).
The number of unemployed in the I quarter of 2024 amounted to 15046 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 18071 people, or 5,7% 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 270205 tenge, an increase compared to the I quarter of 2023 amounted to 9,7%. The real wage index in I quarter 2024 was 100,1%.
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 127446 tenge, which is 18,1% higher than in IV quarter 2022, the growth rate of real cash income for the specified period is 106,6%.
The volume of industrial production in January-April 2024 amounted to 92 148,8 million tenge in current prices, which is 1,2% less than in January- April 2023.
In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 172,3%, in the manufacturing industry volumes decreased - by 10,5% in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was by 3,2% in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities - by 16,9%.
The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January- April 2024 amounted to 57 802,7 million tenge, or 101,2% by January- April 2023.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-April 2024 amounted to 3 649,1 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 78,8% compared to January-March 2023.
The volume of passenger traffic – 191,1 million pkm, or 91,1% by January- April 2023.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 40346,4 million tenge, or 226,4% compared to January-April 2023.
In January-April 2024, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 15,3% and amounted to 65,2 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment buildings – 174,7% (25,2 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of individual residential buildings put into operation increased by 5,1% (40,0 thousand square meters).
The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-April 2024 amounted to 59020.5 million tenge, or 127,0% by January-April 2023.
The number of registered legal entities as of May 1, 2024 amounted to 8 272 units and increased by 2% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 8 043 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 6 687 units, including 6 459 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 6 196 units and increased by 3,8 % 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 110,3%. 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 1923707,9 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January- December 2022, real GRP increased by 16,2%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 41,0%, services – 59,0%.
The consumer price index in April 2024 compared to December 2023 was 103.8%.
Prices for food products increased by 4.2%, non-food products – by 1.6%, paid services for the population – by 5.8%. The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in April 2024 compared to December 2023 decreased by 0.9%.
The volume of retail trade in January- April 2024 amounted to 77012.4 million tenge, or 130,9% more than the corresponding period in 2023.
The volume of wholesale trade in January- April 2024 amounted to 116 300.8 million tenge, or 93.3% compared to the corresponding period in 2023.
According to preliminary data, in January-March 2024, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 30 082,6 thousand US dollars sand decreased by 19,8% compared to January-March 2023, including exports –17033,1 thousand US dollars (by 24,3% less), imports – 13049,5 thousand US dollars(12,9% less).
