Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The population of Aktobe region as of June 1, 2026 amounted to 957,8 thousand people, including 732,3 thousand people (76,5% ) - urban, 225,5 thousand people (23,5%) - rural residents.
The natural increase in the population in January-May 2026 amounted to 3724 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 4046 people).
The number of births as January-May 2026 amounted to 5939 people (6% less than in January-May 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 2215 people (2,5% less than in January-May 2025).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to - -1941 people (in January-May 2025 - -1703 people), including in external migration - a negative balance of 106 (161), in internal - negative - -2047 people (-1864).
The number of unemployed in the I quarter of 2026 amounted to 23,4 thousand people.
The unemployment rate was 4,7 % of the labor force.
The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of July 1, 2026 amounted to 19028 people, or 3,9 % of the labor force.
The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the I quarter of 2026 amounted to 420239 tenge, an increase compared to the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 9%.
The real wage index in I quarter 2026 was 97,8%.
The volume of industrial production in January-June 2026 amounted to 1560179,7 million tenge in current prices, which is 3,7% more than in January- June 2025.
In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 3,5%. In manufacturing, growth was 4,2% , in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water, and air conditioning, an increase of 0,2%, and water supply, waste collection, treatment, and disposal, and pollution control activities growth was 7,2%.
The volume of gross output of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products (services) in January-June 2026 amounted to 126017,5 million tenge, or 102,9% by January-June 2025.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-June 2026 amounted to 18904,1 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 106,9 % compared to January-June 2025.
The volume of passenger traffic – 1859,9 million pkm, or 104,6% by January-June 2025.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 162270,5 million tenge or 110,5% compared to January-June 2025.
In January-June 2026, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 7,4% and amounted to 404,5 thousand square meters, of which housing in multi-apartment residential buildings increased by 17,9% (190 thousand square meters At the same time, the total area of individual residential buildings put into operation decreased by 0,5% (214,4 thousand square meters).
The volume of investments in fixed assets in January-June 2026 amounted to 542431,4 million tenge or 100,9% of January-June 2025.
The number of registered legal entities as of Jule 1, 2026 amounted to 19243 units and decreased by 0,4% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 18853 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 15776 units, including 15386 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 16340 units and decreased by 0,7% 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 June 2026 compared to December 2025 was 105,1%.
Prices for food products increased by 5,4%, non-food products – by 4,7%, paid services for the population – by 5%.
The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in June 2026 compared to December 2025 increased by 5,9%.
The volume of retail trade in January-June 2026 amounted to 436584,1 million tenge, or 3,9% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-June 2026 amounted to 855198,1 million tenge, or 100,8% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
According to preliminary data, in January-May 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 334,9 million US dollars and less by 0,1% compared to January-May 2025, including exports – 71,9 million US dollars (by 7% less), imports – 262,9 million US dollars (by 2% more).
