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 May 1, 2026 amounted to 820.3 thousand people, including 525.3 thousand people (64%) – urban, 295 thousand people (36%) – rural residents.
The natural decline in the population in January-April 2026 amounted to 332 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year the natural increase in the population – 151 people).
The number of births as January-April 2026 amounted to 2409 people (9.9% less than in January-April 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 2741 people (8.6% more than in January-April 2025).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to 847 people (in January-April 2025 – -1238 people), including in external migration – 110 people (103 people), in internal migration – -957 people (-1341 people).
The number of unemployed in the I quarter of 2026 amounted to 20447 people.
The unemployment rate was 4.6% of the labor force.
The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of June 1, 2026 amounted to 9773 people or 2.2% of the labor force.
The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the I quarter of 2026 amounted to 394942 tenge, an increase compared to the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 10.1%.
The real wage index in I quarter 2026 was 98.9%.
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 255730 tenge, which is 16.7% higher than in IV quarter 2024, the index of real monetary income for the specified period is 104.3%.
The volume of industrial production in January-May 2026 amounted to 1294265.4 million tenge in current prices, which is 3.7% more than in January-May 2025.
In the mining and mine workings industry, production volumes decreased by 9.6%, in water supply; sanitation; waste collection, treatment and disposal, pollution elimination activities – by 5.1%. In the manufacturing industry the production amounted to increased by 8.6%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioned – by 6.8%.
The volume of gross output of agriculture, forestry and fisheries products (services) in January-May 2026 amounted to 86077.6 million tenge or 101% by January-May 2025.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-May 2026 amounted to 10140.9 million t-km (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 86.2% compared to January-May 2025.
The volume of passenger traffic – 710.8 million p-km, or 160.3% by January-May 2025.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 82744.7 million tenge or 103.3% compared to January-May 2025.
In January-May 2026, the total area of housing put into operation decreased by 7.9% and amounted to 165.3 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment buildings – by 5.9% (131.8 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of individual residential buildings put into operation decreased by 18.3% (32.1 thousand square meters).
The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-May 2026 amounted to 209782.7 million tenge or 92.5% by January-May 2025.
The number of registered legal entities as of June 1, 2026 amounted to 14683 units and decreased by 0.3% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 14306 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 12693 units, including 12316 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 11360 units and decreased by 0.4% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.
The volume of gross regional product for January-December 2025 amounted to 5932830.1 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of 2024, real GRP increased by 108.2%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 52.5%, services – 45.6%.
The consumer price index in May 2026 compared to December 2025 was 104.5%.
Prices for food products increased by 4.6 %, non-food products, paid services for the population – by 4.4%. The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in May 2026 compared to December 2025 increased by 1.9%.
The volume of retail trade in January-May 2026 amounted to 274305.1 million tenge, or 4.4% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-May 2026 amounted to 462831.1 million tenge, or 107.9% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
According to preliminary data, in January-April 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 452 million US dollars and increased by 1.7% compared to January-April 2025, including exports – 165 million US dollars (by 0.4% more), imports – 287 million US dollars (2.5% more).
Vacancies for interviewers under contracts for the provision of paid services for statistical observation T-001 (monthly) «Questionnaire for a sample survey of the employed population.»
Vacancies for interviewers under contracts for the provision of paid services for statistical observation T-001 (monthly) «Questionnaire for a sample survey of the employed population.»
