The population of the region as of March 1, 2026 amounted to 1131,6 thousand people, including 934,3 thousand people (82,6% ) – urban, 197,3 thousand people (17,4%) – rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January-February 2026 amounted to 450 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – 279 people).

The number of births as January-February 2026 amounted to 2056 people (1,4% less than in January-February 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 1606 people (8,1% less than in January-February 2025).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to -190 people (in January-February 2025 – -688 people), including in internal – -285 people in internal migration (-730), and – 95 people in external migration (42).

The number of unemployed the IV quarter of 2025 amounted to 20,7 thousand people.

The unemployment rate was 4% of the labor force.

The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of April 1, 2026 amounted to 3684 people, or 3,0% of the labor force.

In the IV quarter of 2025 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 268174 tenge, which is 7,5% higher than in IV quarter 2024, the rate of decline of real cash income for the specified period is 5,3%.

The volume of industrial production in January-March 2026 amounted to 1305,9 million tenge in current prices, which is 5,9% more than in January-March 2025. In the mining and mine workings industry, production volumes increased by 1%, in the manufacturing industry - by 7,6%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, and air supply air there was by 5,6%. In water supply, sanitation; waste collection, treatment and disposal, pollution elimination activities decreased by 13,3%.

The volume of gross output of agriculture, forestry and fisheries products (services) in January-March 2026 amounted to 40516,5 million tenge, or 104,4% by January-March 2025.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-March 2026 amounted to 9759.4 million tkm (аccounting for the amount of work performed by individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 93,2% compared to January- March 2025.

The volume of passenger traffic – 908,6 million pkm, or 124% by January- March 2025.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 67979,4 million tenge, or 101,6% compared to January-March 2025.

In January-March 2026, the total area of commissioned housing increased by 26% and amounted to 67,6 thousand square meters, of which the area in multi-apartment residential buildings increased by 36,2% (54,4 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of commissioned individual residential buildings decreased by 3,7% (13,2 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-March 2026 amounted to 139057,1 million tenge, or 79,7% by January- March 2025.

The number of registered legal entities as of April 1, 2026 amounted to 27805 units and decreased by 2,7% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 27259 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 22783 units, including 22244 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium-sized enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 24204 units and decreased by 2% compared to the corresponding date in 2025.

The volume of gross regional product for January-September 2025 amounted to 6494054,5 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, real GRP increased by 4,1%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 50,6%, services – 46,4%.

The consumer price index in March 2026 compared to December 2025 was 102,3%.

Prices for food products increased by 2,6%, non-food products – by 2,5%, paid services for the population – by 1,9%.

The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in March 2026 compared to December 2025 increased by 8,9%.

The volume of retail trade in January- March 2026 amounted to 426507,9 million tenge, or 2,2% more than the corresponding period in 2025.

The volume of wholesale trade in January- March 2026 amounted to 552034,5 million tenge, or 2,2% more than the corresponding period in 2025.

According to preliminary data, in January-February 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 416 million US dollars and increased by 8% compared to January-February 2025, including exports – 266,1 million US dollars (by 22,7% more), imports – 149,8 million US dollars (11% less).