Population size and migration

The population of Aktobe region as of August 1, 2024 amounted to 945,7 thousand people, including 711,3 thousand people (75,2% ) - urban, 234,4 thousand people (24,8%) - rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January-July 2024 amounted to 7377 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 7649 people).

The number of births  as January-July 2024 amounted to 10728 people (2,7% less than in January-July 2023), the number of deaths amounted to 3351 people (0,7% less than in January-July 2023).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to -  -1008 people (in January-July 2023  -859 people), including in external migration - a negative balance of  -  329 (79), in internal - negative - 1337 people (-938).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the II quarter of 2024 amounted to 22,8 thousand people.

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

The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of September 1, 2024 amounted to 14470 people, or 3% of the labor force.

The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the II quarter of 2024 amounted to 370538 tenge, an increase compared to the II quarter of 2023 amounted to 14%. The real wage index in II quarter 2024 was 105,3%.

In the I quarter of 2024 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 174470 tenge, which is 17,9% higher than in I quarter 2023, the growth rate of real cash income for the specified period is 8,6%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-Аugust 2024 amounted to 1708781,3 million tenge in current prices, which is 6,9% more than in January- Аugust  2023.

In the mining industry, production volumes increased  by 0,8%, in the manufacturing industry  by 15,1%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioning by 6,7%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities  by - decline of 19,2%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-August 2024 amounted to 189570,6 million tenge, or 100,9% by January-August 2023.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-August 2024 amounted to 27730,6 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 92,4% compared to January- August 2023.

The volume of passenger traffic –2333 million pkm, or 101,4% by January- August 2023.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 176999,4 million tenge, or 112,2% compared to January-August 2023.

In January-August 2024, the total area of housing put into operation decreased by 5,2% and amounted to 487,3 thousand square meters, of which in individual residential buildings - by 26% (248,6 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of multi-apartment buildings put into operation increased by 31,9% (234,7 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-August 2024 amounted to 482851,2 million tenge, or 87% by January-August 2023.

The number of registered legal entities as of September 1, 2024 amounted to 19649 units and decreased by 1% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 19268 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 14941 units, including 14561 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 16768 units and decreased by 1% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The volume of gross regional product for January- March 2024 amounted to 1077687,8 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January- March 2023, real GRP increased by 12,7%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 44,8%, services – 55,2%.

The consumer price index in August 2024 compared to December 2023 was 105,3%.

Prices for food products increased by 2,7%, non-food products – by 4,3%, paid services for the population – by 10,3%.

The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in August 2024 compared to December 2023 increased by 3,1%.

The volume of retail trade in January-August 2024 amounted to 470703,4 million tenge, or 7,5% more than the corresponding period in 2023.

The volume of wholesale trade in January- August 2024 amounted to 913145,6 million tenge, or 20% compared to the corresponding period in 2023.

According to preliminary data, in January-July 2024, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 951,2 million US dollars and more by 14,7% compared to January-July 2023, including exports – 325,7 million US dollars (by 9,3% less), imports – 625,5 million US dollars (33% more).