Population size and migration

The population of Aktobe region as of December 1, 2025 amounted to 955,3 thousand people, including 728,4 thousand people (76,2% ) - urban, 226,9 thousand people (23,8%) - rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January-November 2025 amounted to 9214 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – 11278 people).

The number of births as January-November 2025 amounted to 14405 people (13,2% less than in January- November 2024), the number of deaths amounted to 5191 people (2,3% less than in January-November 2024).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to -3428 people (in January-November 2024 -1662 people), including in external migration - a negative balance of   344 (538), in internal – negative - -3772 people (-2230).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the III quarter of 2025 amounted to 23 thousand people.

The unemployment rate was 4,7 % of the labor force.

The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of January 1, 2026 amounted to 16297 people, or 3,3% of the labor force.

The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the III quarter of 2025 amounted to 401215 tenge, an increase compared to the III quarter of 2024 amounted to 8,8%. The real wage index in III quarter 2025 was 96,6%.

In the III quarter of 2025 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 210850 tenge, which is 11,4% higher than in III quarter 2024, a decrease in the real cash income for the specified period is 1,1%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-December 2025 amounted to 3095441 million tenge in current prices, which is 3,7% more than in January- December 2024.

In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 2%. in the manufacturing industry, growth by 6,5%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioning a decrease of 4,8%, and in water supply, waste collection, treatment and disposal, and pollution control activities, a decrease of 7,7%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-December 2025 amounted to 412041,3 million tenge, or 102,5% by January-December 2024.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-December 2025 amounted to 48008,0 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 112,5% compared to January-December 2024.

The volume of passenger traffic – 3667,6 million pkm, or 105,2% by January-December 2024.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 469109,9 million tenge or 117,5% of 2024.

In January-December 2025, the total area of commissioned housing increased by 5,9% and amounted to 1021,1 thousand square meters, of which housing in individual residential buildings increased by 7,7% (579,6 thousand square meters in multi-apartment residential buildings – by 4,9% (441 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed assets in January-December 2025 amounted to 1228745,2 million tenge or 132,4% of 2024.

The number of registered legal entities as of January 1, 2026 amounted to 19138 units and decreased by 0,7% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 18732 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 15889 units, including 15484 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 16261 units and decreased by 0,9% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The volume of gross regional product for January-June 2025 amounted to 2490253,5 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the last year previous period, real GRP increased by 4,5%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 47,7%, services – 52,3%.

The consumer price index in December 2025 compared to December 2024 was 112,7%.

Prices for food products increased by 12,6%, non-food products – by 12,8%, paid services for the population – by 12,7%.

The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in December 2025 compared to December 2024 increased by 3,5%.

The volume of retail trade in January-December 2025 amounted to 870303,6 million tenge, or 2,9% more than the corresponding period in 2024.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-December 2025 amounted to 1636101,2 million tenge, or 10,6% compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

According to preliminary data, in January-November 2025, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 806,5 million US dollars and less by 49,7% compared to January-November 2024, including exports – 195 million US dollars (by 63,6% less), imports – 611,4 million US dollars (by 42,7% less).