Population size and migration

The population of the city of Astana as of April1, 2025 was 1551213 people.

The natural population growth in January-March 2025 amounted to 4656 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 5509 people). In January-March 2025, 13.2% fewer newborns were registered than in January-March 2024, and 4.5% fewer deaths.

The migration balance is positive and amounted to 17854 people (in January-March 2024 - 15899 people), including 275 people in external migration (509 people), in internal 17579 people (15390 people).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 33850people.

The unemployment rate was 4.4% of the labor force.

The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of 1 May 2025 amounted to 5077 people.

The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 563309 tenge.

The real wage index in I quarter of 2025 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024 was 101,4%.

In the ІV quarter of 2024 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to331276 tenge, which is 11% higher than in 2023, the increase rate of real cash income for the specified period is 0.5%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-April 2025 amounted to 833904.7 million tenge in current prices, which is 3.9% more than in January-April 2024.

In the manufacturing industry - increased by 6.6%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air decreased by 20.2%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities - decreased by 14.7%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural, forestry and fishery products (services) in January-April 2025 amounted to 1201.3 million tenge, or 99.4% by January-April 2024.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-March 2025 amounted to – 11621.4 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 127% compared to January-March 2024.

The volume of passenger traffic – 4154.2 million pkm, or 99.2% by January-March 2024.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 225.1 billion tenge, or 175,5% compared to January-April 2024.

In January-April 2025, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 6,2% and amounted to 1365.6 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment buildings - by 6,3% (1343.5 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of individual residential buildings put into operation increased 2.8% (22.1 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-April 2025 amounted to 506,8 billion tenge, or 135,5% by January-April 2024.

The number of registered legal entities as of 1 May 2025 amounted to 105425 units and increased by 3,5% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 104548 units with less than 100 employees.

The number of operating legal entities amounted to 75994 units, including 75120 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the town amounted to 95073 units and increased by 2,4% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The volume of gross regional product for January-December 2024 amounted to 15484516,7 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January - December 2023, real GRP increased by 8%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 13.9%, services – 79.7%.

The consumer price index in January-April 2025 against January-April 2024 was 112.8%.

Prices for paid services for the population increased by 18.7%, non-food products – by 9%, food products - by 7.4%.

The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in January- April 2025 increased by 2.9% compared to January- April 2024.

The volume of retail trade in January-April 2025 amounted to 813889.8 million tenge, or 12.3% more than the corresponding period in 2024.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-April 2025 amounted to 1972324 million tenge, or 108.9% compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

According to preliminary data, in January-March 2025, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 1063 million US dollars and decreased by 12.5% compared to the January-March 2024, including exports – 224 million US dollars (by 43.9% less), imports – 839.6 million US dollars (2.8%more).