Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The population of Aktobe region as of August 1, 2026 amounted to 958,6 thousand people, including 734,1 thousand people (76,6% ) - urban, 224,5 thousand people (23,4%) - rural residents.
The natural increase in the population in January-July 2026 amounted to 5289 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 5978 people).
The number of births as January-July 2026 amounted to 8534 people (7,3% less than in January-July 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 3245 people (0,6% more than in January-July 2025).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to – -2637people (in January-July 2025 -1815 people), including in external migration - a negative balance of 78 (209), in internal - negative – -2715 people (-2024).
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 September 1, 2026 amounted to 20699 people, or 4,2% 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-August 2026 amounted to 2076410,5 million tenge in current prices, which is 1,4% more than in January-August 2025.
In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 3,9%. In the manufacturing industry, there was a decrease of 1,1% , in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water, and air conditioning, an increase of 1,8%, and water supply, waste collection, treatment, and disposal, and pollution control activities at the level of the previous period.
The volume of gross output of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products (services) in January-August 2026 amounted to 244303,4 million tenge, or 102,7% by January-August 2025.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-August 2026 amounted to 25004,3 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 104,3 % compared to January-August 2025.
The volume of passenger traffic – 2661,8 million pkm, or 106,8 % by January-August 2025.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 239910 million tenge or 105,5% compared to January-August 2025.
In January-August 2026, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 4,2% and amounted to 522 thousand square meters, including in multi-apartment residential buildings by 12,1% (205,1 thousand sguare meters). At the same time, the total area of individual residential buildings commissioned decreased – by 0,7% (315,9 thousand square meters).
The volume of investments in fixed assets in January-August 2026 amounted to 729031,1 million tenge or 101% of January-August 2025.
The number of registered legal entities as of September 1, 2026 amounted to 19349 units and decreased by 0,3% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 18967 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 15889 units, including 15507 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 16421 units and decreased by 0,6% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.
The volume of gross regional product for January-March 2026 amounted to 1335679,8 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 41,3%, services – 53,3%.
The consumer price index in August 2026 compared to December 2025 was 105,6%.
Prices for food products increased – 5,6%, non-food products – by 6,3%, paid services for the population – by 5%.
The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in August 2026 compared to December 2025 increased by 3,2%.
The volume of retail trade in January-August 2026 amounted to 596490,8 million tenge, or 3% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-August 2026 amounted to 1148917,4 million tenge, or 103,1% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
According to preliminary data, in January-July 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 480,4 million US dollars and less by 4,6% compared to January-July 2025, including exports – 98,3 million US dollars (by 20,3% less), imports – 382,1 million US dollars (by 0,4% more).
