Bureau of National statistics
Agency for Strategic planning and reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Summary of the socio-economic development of the region
Population size and migration

The population of the region as of November 1, 2025 amounted to 1131,6 thousand people, including 932,9 thousand people (82,4% ) – urban, 198,7 thousand people (17,6%) – rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January-Oсtober 2025 amounted to 2768 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – 4143 people).

The number of births as January-Oсtober 2025 amounted to 11567 people (11,4% less than in January-Oсtober 2024), the number of deaths amounted to 8799 people (1,3% less than in January-Oсtober 2024).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to -5112 people (in January-Oсtober 2024 – -5362 people), including in internal – -4690 people in internal migration (-4862), and – -422 people in external migration (-500).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed the III quarter of 2025 amounted to 21,6 thousand people.

The unemployment rate was 4% of the labor force.

The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of December 1, 2025 amounted to 35699 people, or 2,9% of the labor force.

The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the III quarter of 2025 amounted to 410314 tenge, an increase compared to the III quarter of 2024 amounted to 9,4%.

The real wage index in III quarter 2025 was 92,5%.

In the II quarter of 2025 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 255692 tenge, which is 10,8% higher than in II quarter 2024, the rate of decline of real cash income for the specified period is 1,9%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-November 2025 amounted to 4486457,4 million tenge in current prices, which is 6,0% more than in January-November 2024. In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 7,3%, in the manufacturing industry - by 5,7%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was by 4,3%. In water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities increased by 8,5%.

The volume of gross output of agriculture, forestry and fisheries products (services) in January-November 2025 amounted to 493298,3 million tenge, or 100,3% by January-November 2024.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-November 2025 amounted to 38241,3 million tkm (аccounting for the amount of work performed by individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 106,1% compared to January- November 2024.

The volume of passenger traffic – 2947,5 million pkm, or 111,2% by January- November 2024.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 590545,9 million tenge, or 100,2% compared to January-November 2024.

In January-November 2025, the total area of housing into operation increased by 14,6% and amounted to 507 thousand square meters. Including, the area in individual residential buildings increased 17% (79,4 thousand square meters) and while in multi-apartment residential buildings, it increased by 17% (427,6 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-November 2025 amounted to 1049234,6 million tenge, or 87,1% by January-November 2024.

The number of registered legal entities as of December 1, 2025 amounted to 28252 units and decreased by 1,7% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 27686 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 23198 units, including 22645 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium-sized enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 24475 units and decreased by 1,5% compared to the corresponding date in 2024.

Economics

The volume of gross regional product for January-June 2025 amounted to 3660902,4 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, real GRP increased by 5,9%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 48,8%, services – 47,9%.

The consumer price index in November 2025 compared to December 2024 was 112%.

Prices for food products increased by 12,3%, non-food products – by 10,6%, paid services for the population – by 13%.

The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in November 2025 compared to December 2024 increased by 14%.

The volume of retail trade in January-November 2025 amounted to 1639163,2 million tenge, or 1,3% more than the corresponding period in 2024.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-November 2025 amounted to 2828598,3 million tenge, or 1,8% more than the corresponding period in 2024.

According to preliminary data, in January-October 2025, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to
2350,3 million US dollars and decreased by 2,7% compared to January-October 2024, including exports – 1353,1 million US dollars (by 3,7% less), imports – 997,2 million US dollars (1,4% less).

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