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 city as of June 1, 2024 amounted to 1236.9 thousand people.

The natural increase in the population in January-May 2024 amounted to 10209 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 10168 people).

The number of births in January-May 2024 amounted to 12305 people (1% more than in January-May 2023), the number of deaths amounted to 2096 people (3.5% more than in January-May 2023).

The balance of migration is positive and amounted to - 4626 people (in January-May 2023 - 817 people), including in external migration – a positive balance of - 234 people (246), in internal - positive - 4392 people (571).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the I quarter of 2024 amounted to 22.3 thousand people.

The unemployment rate was 4,8% of the labor force.

The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of Jule 1, 2024 amounted to 11140 people, or 2.5% of the labor force.

The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the I quarter of 2023 amounted to 290848 tenge, an increase compared to the I quarter of 2023 amounted to 14.4%. The real wage index in I quarter 2023 was 105%.

In the I quarter of 2024 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 121994 tenge, which is 18% higher than in I quarter 2023, the growth rate of real cash income for the specified period is 8.3%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-June 2024 amounted to 520025,3 million tenge in current prices, which is 3.3% decreased than in January-June 2023.

In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 41.5%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was by 14.9%.

In the manufacturing industry decreased - by 4.7%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities - by 5.8%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-June 2024 amounted to 21724.6 million tenge, or 103.7% by January-June 2023.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-June 2024 amounted to 6667.3 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 124.3% compared to January-June 2023.

The volume of passenger traffic – 2447.8 million pkm, or 101.5% compared to the level of January-June 2023.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 89655.7 million tenge, or 118.4% compared to January-June 2023.

In January-June 2024, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 15.8% and amounted to 451.6 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment buildings - by 33.9% (270.6 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of individual residential buildings put into operation amounted to 95.9% (180 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-June 2024 amounted to 264058 million tenge, or 113.4% by January-June 2023.

The number of registered legal entities as of July 1, 2024 amounted to 28810 units and increased by 3.5% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 28375 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 22936 units, including 22508 units - small businesses.

The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the сity amounted to 26465 units and increased by 3.8% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The volume of gross regional product for January-March 2024 amounted to 872589.6 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January-March 2022, real GRP increased by 8.7%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 26.3%, services – 67%.

The consumer price index in June 2024 compared to December 2023 was 103.4%.

Prices for food products increased by 1.4%, non-food products – by 4.5%, paid services for the population – by 5.1%.

The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in June 2024 compared to Desember 2023 increased by 2%.

The volume of retail trade in January-June 2024 amounted to 436809,3 million tenge, or 15.8% more than the corresponding period in 2023.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-June 2024 amounted to 691799,3 million tenge, or 117.5% compared to the corresponding period in 2023.

According to preliminary data, in January-May 2024, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 248.8 million US dollars and decreased by 6.1% compared to January-May 2023, including exports – 43.3 million US dollars (by 21.2% less), imports – 205.5 million US dollars (2.1% less).

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