Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The population of Aktobe region as of September 1, 2026 amounted to 958,9 thousand people, including 735,1 thousand people (76,7% ) - urban, 223,8 thousand people (23,3%) - rural residents.
The natural increase in the population in January-August 2026 amounted to 5993 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 6743 people).
The number of births as January-August 2026 amounted to 9705 people (7,1% less than in January-August 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 3712 people (0,2% more than in January-August 2025).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to – -3040 people (in January-August 2025 – -2253 people), including in external migration - a negative balance of 81 (249), in internal - negative – -3121 people (-2501).
The number of unemployed in the II quarter of 2026 amounted to 22,4 thousand people.
The unemployment rate was 4,6 % of the labor force.
The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of October 1, 2026 amounted to 20171 people, or 4,1% of the labor force.
The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the II quarter of 2026 amounted to 440520 tenge, an increase compared to the II quarter of 2025 amounted to 8,7%.
The real wage index in II quarter 2026 was 98,4%.
The volume of industrial production in January-September 2026 amounted to 2331148,9 million tenge in current prices, which is 1,1% more than in January-September 2025.
In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 3,1%. In the manufacturing industry, there was a decrease of 0,7% , in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water, and air conditioning, an increase of 0,8%, and water supply, waste collection, treatment, and disposal, and pollution control activities, a decrease of 1,2%.
The volume of gross output of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products (services) in January-September 2026 amounted to 337065,8 million tenge, or 102,8% by January-September 2025.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-September 2026 amounted to 28176,9 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 103,8 % compared to January-September 2025.
The volume of passenger traffic-2992,3 million pkm, or 107,5 % by January-September 2025.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 353284,6 million tenge or 112,3% compared to January-September 2025.
In January-September 2026, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 2,9% and amounted to 633 thousand square meters, of which housing in individual residential buildings increased by 2,2% (415,7 thousand square meters in multi-apartment residential buildings – by 3,7% (216,3 thousand square meters).
The volume of investments in fixed assets in January-September 2026 amounted to 880306,5 million tenge or 102,7% of January-September 2025.
The number of registered legal entities as of October 1, 2026 amounted to 19374 units and decreased by 0,5% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 18995 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 15803 units, including 15425 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 16439 units and decreased by 0,9% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.
The volume of gross regional product for January-June 2026 amounted to 2809785,3 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the previous year, real GRP increased by 1,1%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 47,2%, services – 48,4%.
The consumer price index in September 2026 compared to December 2025 was 106%.
Prices for food products increased – 5,6%, non-food products – by 7,1%, paid services for the population – by 5,5%.
The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in September 2026 compared to December 2025 increased by 2,3%.
The volume of retail trade in January-September 2026 amounted to 689588,8 million tenge, or 0,8% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-September 2026 amounted to 1332873,2 million tenge, or 101,6% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
According to preliminary data, in January-August 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 561,1 million US dollars and less by 3,8% compared to January-August 2025, including exports – 112,3 million US dollars (by 22,6% less), imports – 448,7 million US dollars (by 2,4% more).
