Population size and migration

The population of Aktobe region as of May 1, 2025 amounted to 951,4 thousand people, including 720,9 thousand people (75,8%) - urban, 230,5 thousand people (24,2%) - rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January-April 2025 amounted to 3255 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – 4168 people).

The number of births as January-April 2025 amounted to 5047 people (16,8% less than in January-April 2024), the number of deaths amounted to 1792 people (5,7% less than in January-April 2024).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to - -1367 people (in January- April 2024 - -903 people), including in external migration - a negative balance of 118 (188), in internal – negative - -1485 people (-1091).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the I 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 June 1, 2025 amounted to 21075 people, or 4,3% 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 385569 tenge, an increase compared to the I quarter of 2024 amounted to 11,5%. The real wage index in I quarter 2025 was 101,8%.

In the IV quarter of 2024 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 205010 tenge, which is 14,8% higher than in IV quarter 2023, the growth rate of real cash income for the specified period is 5,7%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-Мау 2025 amounted to 1155331,9 million tenge in current prices, which is 2,6% more than in January-Мау 2024.

In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 2,6%, in the manufacturing industry growth by 6,3%. In the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioning a decrease of 21,1%, and in water supply, waste collection, treatment and disposal, and pollution control activities, a decrease of 20,9%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-May 2025 amounted to 78921,9 million tenge, or 102,3% by January- May 2024.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-May 2025 amounted to 18 580,6 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 108,7% compared to January-May 2024.

The volume of passenger traffic –1436,3 million pkm, or 108,7% by January-May 2024.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 82353,1 million tenge, or 114,9% compared to January-May 2024.

In January-May 2025, the total area of housing commissioned increased by 6,2% and amounted to 315,6 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment residential buildings it dekreased- by 20,4% (116,6 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of individual residential buildings commisioned increased by 35,7% (199,1 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed assets in January-Мау 2025 amounted to 322159,1 million tenge, or 134,7% compared to January-May 2024.

The number of registered legal entities as of June 1, 2025 amounted to 19293 units and decreased by 1,7% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 18904 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 15725 units, including 15337 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 16423 units and decreased by 2% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The volume of gross regional product for January-December 2024 amounted to 4976390,9 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the previous year, real GRP increased by 6,3%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 44,6%, services – 55,4%.

The consumer price index in May 2025 compared to December 2024 was 106%.

Prices for food products increased by 5,9%, non-food products – by 4,1%, paid services for the population – by 7,6%.

The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in May 2025 compared to December 2024 decreased by 1,8%.

The volume of retail trade in January-May 2025 amounted to 309357 million tenge, or 2,3% more than the corresponding period in 2024.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-May 2025 amounted to 574679,4 million tenge, or 0,7% compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

According to preliminary data, in January-April 2025, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 246,6 million US dollars and less by 53,8% compared to January-April 2024, including exports – 49,4 million US dollars (by 70,8% less), imports – 197,2 million US dollars (by 45,9% less).