Bureau of National statistics
Agency for Strategic planning and reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The population of the region as of November 1, 2023 amounted to 840.7 thousand people, including 394.5 thousand people (46.9 %) - urban, 446.2 thousand people (53.1%) - rural residents.
The natural increase in the population in January-October 2023 amounted to 12976 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 13382 people). In January-October 2023, newborns were registered 3% less in January-October 2022, and 18.7% fewer deaths.
The migration balance is negative and amounted to – -5927 people (in January-October 2022 – -4880 people), including – -33 (-28) in external migration, – -5894 people (-4852 people) in internal migration.
The average per capita nominal cash income of the population, according to the assessment in the II th quarter of 2023, amounted to 135430 tenge per month and increased by 14.6% compared to the II th quarter of 2022. Taking into account the growth in prices for consumer goods and services over this period by 15.8%, the monetary income of the population in real terms decreased by 1%.
The number of unemployed in III quarter of 2023 amounted to 16.6 thousand people. The unemployment rate was 4.8% of the labor force. The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of the end of October 2023 amounted to 19.1 thousand people, or 5.5% of the labor force.
The average monthly nominal wage accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in III quarter 2023 amounted to 303675 tenge, an increase compared to III quarter 2022 was 20.7%. The real wage index in II quarter 2023 was 106.6%.
Consumer price index in November 2023 compared to December 2022 amounted to 108.3%. Prices for food products increased by 8.1%, non-food products by – 8.2%, and paid services – by 8.9%.
Prices of manufacturing enterprises for industrial products in November 2023 compared to December 2022 decreased by 4.3%.
Retail trade volume for January-October 2023 amounted to 361459.1 million tenge or 104.3% compared to January-October 2022 (in comparable prices).
The volume of wholesale trade in January-October 2023 amounted to 223179.1 million tenge or 104.3% compared to January-October 2022 (in comparable prices).
According to preliminary data, in January-September 2023 mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 68.5 million US dollars and compared to January-September 2022 decreased by 53.9%, including exports – 33.7 million US dollars (70% less), imports – 34.8 million US dollars (decreased by 4.5%).
The volume of gross regional product for January-June 2023 at current prices amounted to 1129 billion tenge. Compared to the corresponding period of the previous year increased in real terms by 3%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 39%, services – 61%.
The volume of industrial production in January-October 2023 amounted to 847937 million tenge, which is 1.3% more than the level of 2022. A decrease in the mining and quarrying industry of 5.5%, an increase in the manufacturing industry of 24.2%.
The volume of gross output of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in January-October 2023 amounted to 202920.4 million tenge and increased by 2.6% compared to January-October 2022.
The volume of investments in fixed assets in January-October 2023 amounted to 386457 million tenge or 127.7% by January-October 2022.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-October 2023 amounted to 27834 million tcm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation) and increased by 9.7% compared to January-October 2022. The volume of passenger turnover amounted to 1876.5 million pcm and increased by 11.2%.
The volume of construction works (services) in January-October 2023 amounted to 124870 million tenge, which is 21.2% more than in the corresponding period last year.
The number of registered legal entities as of November 1, 2023 amounted to 10960 units, including 10603 units with less than 100 employees. Compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, the number of registered legal entities decreased by 1.7%. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 8834 units, of which 8477 units are small enterprises. The number of registered small and medium-sized enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 8157 units and decreased by 2.6% compared to the corresponding period last year.
