The population of Aktobe region as of December 1, 2024 amounted to 949 thousand people, including 716,6 thousand people (75,5% ) - urban, 232,4 thousand people (24,5%) - rural residents.
The natural increase in the population in January-November 2024 amounted to 11278 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 12428 people).
The number of births as January-November 2024 amounted to 16591 people (6,2% less than in January-November 2023), the number of deaths amounted to 5313 people (1,1% more than in January-November 2023).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to – -1692 people (in January-November 2023 – -1923 people), including in external migration - a negative balance of 538 (27), in internal - negative -2230 people (-1950).
The number of unemployed in the III quarter of 2024 amounted to 22,7 thousand people.
The unemployment rate was 4,7 % of the labor force.
The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of January 1, 2025 amounted to 12695 people, or 2,6 % of the labor force.
The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial
activities) in the III quarter of 2024 amounted to 368600 tenge, an increase compared to the III quarter of 2023 amounted to 14,2%.
The real wage index in III quarter 2024 was 105,2%.
In the III quarter of 2024 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 184934 tenge, which is 11% higher than in III quarter 2023, the growth rate of real cash income for the specified period is 2,2%.
The volume of industrial production in January-December 2024 amounted to 2664680,5 million tenge in current prices, which is 4,5% more than in January- December 2023.
In the manufacturing industry increased by 9,9%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioning increased by 4,2%, In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 0,4%. in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities by - decline of 8,1%.
The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-December 2024 amounted to 361784,4 million tenge, or 100,5% by January- December 2023.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-December 2024 amounted to 42679,9 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 93,7% compared to January- December 2023.
The volume of passenger traffic –3486,7 million pkm, or 102,2% by January- December 2023.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 398244,5 million tenge, or 119,1% by 2023.
In January-December 2024, the total area of housing put into operation decreased by 23,6% and amounted to 964 thousand square meters, of which in individual residential buildings - by 35,9% (538,3 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of multi-apartment buildings put into operation increased by 0,6% (420,2 thousand square meters).
The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-December 2024 amounted to 901139 million tenge, or 86,6% by 2023.
The number of registered legal entities as of January 1, 2025 amounted to 19278 units and decreased by 2,3% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 18881 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 15426 units, including 15031 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 16417 units and decreased by 2,6% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.
The volume of gross regional product for January-September 2024 amounted to 3599622,7 million tenge at current prices. Compared to January-September 2023, real GRP increased by 7%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 45,4%, services – 54,6%.
The consumer price index in December 2024 compared to December 2023 was 108,7%.
Prices for food products increased by 5,8%, non-food products – by 7,6%, paid services for the population – by 14,4%.
The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in December 2024 compared to December 2023 increased by 3,8%.
The volume of retail trade in January-December 2024 amounted to 767850,5 million tenge, or 9,2% more than the corresponding period in 2023.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-December 2024 amounted to 1450284,1 million tenge, or 12,7% compared to the corresponding period in 2023.
According to preliminary data, in January-November 2024, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 1573,7 million US dollars and more by 18,1% compared to January- November 2023, including exports – 549,9 million US dollars (by 0,4% more), imports – 1023,7 million US dollars (by 30,5% more).