The population of Aktobe region as of July 1, 2026 amounted to 958,2 thousand people, including 733,2 thousand people (76,5%) - urban, 225 thousand people (23,5%) - rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January- June 2026 amounted to 4496 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 4978 people).

The number of births as January-June 2026 amounted to 7196 people (6,6% less than in January-June 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 2700 people (1% less than in January-June 2025).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to – -2283people (in January-June 2025 -1922 people), including in external migration - a negative balance of 93 (177), in internal - negative – -2376 people (-2099).

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 August 1, 2026 amounted to 20778 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 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-July 2026 amounted to 1812333,3 million tenge in current prices, which is 2,2% more than in January-July 2025.

In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 4,4%. In manufacturing, growth was

0,1% , in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water, and air conditioning, an increase of 1,6%, and water supply, waste collection, treatment, and disposal, and pollution control activities growth was 2,7%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products (services) in January-July 2026 amounted to 179280,6 million tenge, or 102,2% by January-July 2025.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-July 2026 amounted to 21914,4 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 105,3 % compared to January - July 2025.

The volume of passenger traffic – 2263,3 million pkm, or 105,8 % by January-July 2025.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 197746,7 million tenge or 105,3% compared to January-July 2025.

In January-July 2026, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 7% and amounted to 466,5 thousand square meters, of which housing in individual residential buildings increased by 0,4% (263,9 thousand square meters in multi-apartment residential buildings – by 16,6% (201,8 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed assets in January-July 2026 amounted to 624049,6 million tenge or 100% of January-July 2025.

The number of registered legal entities as of August 1, 2026 amounted to 19307 units and decreased by 0,4% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 18920 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 15787 units, including 15400 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 16391 units and decreased by 0,8% 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 July 2026 compared to December 2025 was 105,4%.

Prices for food and non-food products increased – by 5,5%, paid services for the population – by 5,2%.

The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in July 2026 compared to December 2025 increased by 0,9%.

The volume of retail trade in January-July 2026 amounted to 514619 million tenge, or 3% more than the corresponding period in 2025.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-July 2026 amounted to 992399,6 million tenge, or 102,8% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.

According to preliminary data, in January-June 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 399,6 million US dollars and less by 3,8% compared to January-June 2025, including exports – 82,7 million US dollars (by 16,1% less), imports – 316,9 million US dollars (by 0,1% more).