Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The population of Almaty region as of August 1, 2026 amounted to 1614,2 thousand people, including 312,6 thousand people (19,4%) – urban, 1301,6 thousand people (80,6%) – rural residents.
The natural increase in the population in January-July 2026 amounted to 9557 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – 11093 people).
The number of births as January-July 2026 amounted to 15193 people (8,2% less than in January-July 2025) the number of deaths amounted to 5636 people (3,3% more than in January-July 2025).
The balance of migration is positive and amounted to 8145 people (in January-July 2025 – 9803 people), including in external migration – a positive balance of 1284 people (in January-July 2025 – 3703 people), in internal migration – positive 6861 people and in January-July 2025 – 6100 people.
The number of unemployed in the II quarter of 2026 amounted to 36,2 thousand people.
The unemployment rate was 4,5% of the labor force.
The number of persons registered with employment agencies as by the end of August, 2026 amounted to 29380 people, or 3,7% 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 401457 tenge, an increase compared to the II quarter of 2025 amounted to 3,1%.
The real wage index in II quarter 2026 was 93%.
The volume of industrial production in January-August 2026 amounted to 1933116,2 million tenge in current prices, which is 15,6% more than in January-August 2025.
In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 15,1% and in the manufacturing industry production volumes increased by 16,5%, at the same time, supply of electricity, gas, steamhot water and air conditioning increased by 12,9%, water supply, waste collection, processing and disposal activities increased by 17,1%.
The volume of gross output of agriculture, forestry, hunting and fisheries in January-August 2026 amounted to 449890,2 million tenge, or 103,1% by January-August 2025.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-August2026 amounted to 5890,0 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation) or 97,4% compared to January-August 2025.
The volume of passenger traffic – 1783,2 million pkm оr 116,7% by January-August 2025.
In January-August 2026 the volume of construction works (services) amounted 265289,5 million tenge, which is 12,4% more than in January-August 2025.
In January-August 2026 the total area of housing increased by 18% compared to January-August 2025 and amounted to 966,5 thousand square meters, of which in apartment buildings it increased by a factor 65,5% (406,3 thousand square metersе). The total area of individual residential buildings decreased by 2,5% (559 thousand square meters).
The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-August 2026 amounted to 747227 million tenge, or 13,4% by January-August 2025.
The number of registered legal entities as of September 1, 2026 amounted to 22839 units and increased by 4,3% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 22330 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 18646 units, including 18140 units – small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 19654 units and increased by 5,2% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.
The volume of gross regional product for January-March 2026 amounted to 1619025,6 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January-March 2025, real GRP increased by 6,8%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 41,9%, services – 47%.
The consumer price index in August 2026 сompared to December 2025 was 107,3%.
Prices for food products increased by 3,8%, non-food products by 7,2%, paid services for the population by 14,1%.
The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in August 2026 compared to December 2025 increased by 3,6%.
The volume of retail trade in January-August 2026 amounted to 616191,6 million tenge, or 113,1% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-August 2026 amounted to 1011857,5 million tenge, or 124,7% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
According to preliminary data, in January-July 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 782,2 million US dollars and increased by 1,5% compared to January-July 2025, including exports 355,6 million US dollars(an increase of 14,3%), imports 426,6 million US dollars (an decrease of 7,1%).
