Population size and migration

The population of the region as of May 1, 2025 amounted to 787.7 thousand people, including 452.7 thousand people (57.5%) - urban, 335.0 thousand people (42.5%) - rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January – April 2025 amounted to 486 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 1043 people).

The number of births as January - April 2025 amounted to 2745 people (21.3% less than in January - April 2024), the number of deaths amounted to 2259 people (7.6% more than in January - April 2024).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to - 30 people (in January - April 2024 –-462 people), including in external migration - a negative balance of - 145 people (775 people), in internal - negative - 175 people (-1237 people).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 19.4 thousand people.

The unemployment rate was 4.6% of the labor force.

The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of June 1, 2025 amounted to 7781 people, or 1.9% of the labor force.

The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 343471 tenge, an increase compared to the I quarter of 2024 amounted to 9.6%. The real wage index in I quarter 2025 was 98.9%.

In the IV quarter of 2024 the average per capital nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 203825 tenge, which is 9.7% higher than in IV quarter 2023, the monetary incomes of the population in real terms increased by the specified period is 0.8%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-May 2025 amounted to 968354.4 million tenge in current prices, which is 2% more than in January-May 2024.

In the mining industry, production volumes decreased by 5.2%, in the manufacturing industry increased by 4.3%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was an decreased by 7.8%, in water supply; sanitation; waste collection, treatment and disposal, pollution elimination activities increased by 8.2%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-May 2025 amounted to 127515.7 million tenge, or 106.6% by January- May 2024.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-May 2025 amounted to 10276.8 million tkm (accounting for the amount of work performed by individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 99.5% compared to January-May 2024.

The volume of passenger traffic – 274.7 million pkm, or 54.6% by January-May 2024.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 63254.9 million tenge, or 139.8% by January-May 2024.

In January- May 2025 the total area of housing put into operation decreased by 21.4% and amounted to 157.2 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment buildings decreased by 44.1% (47.8 thousand square meters), the total area of individual residential buildings put into operation increased by 3.3% (109.3 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January- May 2025 amounted to 170959.7 million tenge, or 118.9% by January- May 2024.

The number of registered legal entities as of June 1, 2025 amounted to 14904 units and increased by 2.1% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 14560 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 12492 units, including 12151 units –small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 11652 units and increased by0,3% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The volume of gross regional product according to preliminary data for 2024 amounted to 4093997.7 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of 2023, real GRP increased by 110%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 55.9%, services – 41.8%.

Consumer price index May 2025 by December 2024 amounted to 105.7%, including for food products – 106.4%, non-food – 103.9%, paid services to the population – 107.3%. The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in May 2025 compared to December 2024 incresed by 21%.

The volume of retail trade in January-May 2025 amounted to 171329.8 million tenge, or 7.6% more than the corresponding period in 2024.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-May 2025 amounted to 381904.3 million tenge, or 176.9% compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

According to preliminary data, in January-April 2025, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 193.3 million US dollars, including exports – 56.3 million dollars, imports – 137 million US dollars.