Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The population of the Kostanay region as of August 1, 2026 amounted to 819.1 thousand people, including 525.7 thousand people (64.2%) – urban, 293.4 thousand people (35.8%) – rural residents.
The natural decline in the population in January-July 2026 amounted to 459 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year the natural increase in the population – 123 people).
The number of births as January-July 2026 amounted to 4373 people (7.8% less than in January-July 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 4832 people (4.6% more than in January-July 2025).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to 1897 people (in January-July 2025 – -2577 people), including in external migration – 61 people (166 people), in internal migration – -1958 people (-2743 people).
The number of unemployed in the II quarter of 2026 amounted to 20442 people.
The unemployment rate was 4.5% of the labor force.
The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of September 1, 2026 amounted to 10603 people or 2.3% 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 412546 tenge, an increase compared to the II quarter of 2025 amounted to 8,2%.
The real wage index in II quarter 2026 was 97.9%.
The volume of industrial production in January-August 2026 amounted to 2071704.8 million tenge in current prices, which is 1.5% more than in January-August 2025.
In the mining and mine workings industry, production volumes decreased by 8.9%, in water supply; sanitation; waste collection, treatment and disposal, pollution elimination activities – by 6.3%. In the manufacturing industry the production amounted to increased by 5.2%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioned – by 6.2%.
The volume of gross output of agriculture, forestry and fisheries products (services) in January-August 2026 amounted to 292962.4 million tenge or 107% by January-August 2025.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-August 2026 amounted to 17391.3 million t-km (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 102.6% compared to January-August 2025.
The volume of passenger traffic – 1241.6 million p-km, or 167.9 by January-August 2025.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 234681.5 million tenge or 121.4% compared to January-August 2025.
In January-August 2026, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 0,9% and amounted to 333.8 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment buildings – by 2.9% (277 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of individual residential buildings put into operation decreased by 12.9% (53.5 thousand square meters).
The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-August 2026 amounted to 412081.8 million tenge or 102.5% by January-August 2025.
The number of registered legal entities as of September 1, 2026 amounted to 14753 units and decreased by 0.1% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 14376 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 12846 units, including 12469 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 11405 units and decreased by 0.4% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.
The volume of gross regional product for January-March 2026 amounted to 1167700.4 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of 2025, real GRP increased by 102.8%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 47%, services – 49.2%.
The consumer price index in August 2026 compared to December 2025 was 106.3%.
Prices for food products increased by 5.3 %, non-food products – by 7%, paid services for the population – by 6.7%.
The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in August 2026 compared to December 2025 increased by 0.7%.
The volume of retail trade in January-August 2026 amounted to 537299.2 million tenge, or 5.8% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-August 2026 amounted to 900393.9 million tenge, or 101.5% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
According to preliminary data, in January-July 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 872.6 million US dollars and increased by 7.5% compared to January-July 2025, including exports – 331.5 million US dollars (by 16.6% more), imports – 541.1 million US dollars (2.6% more).
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