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 April 1, 2025 amounted to 1264.5 thousand people.

The natural increase in the population in January-March 2025 amounted to 5046 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – 6071 people).

The number of births in January-March 2025 amounted to 6168 people (15.2% less than in January-March 2024), the number of deaths amounted to 1122 people (7% less than in January-March 2024).

The balance of migration is positive and amounted to – 3282 people (in January-March 2024 - 3659 people), including in external migration – a positive balance of – 74 people (123), in internal – positive – 3208 people (3536).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 23.1 thousand people.

The unemployment rate was 4.8% of the labor force.

The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed of May 1, 2025 amounted to 9753 people, or 2.1% of the labor force.

The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 321408 tenge, an increase compared to the I quarter of 2024 amounted to 10.5%. The real wage index in I quarter 2024 was 102.4%.

In the IV quarter of 2024 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 150369 tenge, which is 21.4% higher than in IV quarter 2023, the growth rate of real cash income for the specified period is 13%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-April 2025 amounted to 430690.9 million tenge in current prices, which is 23.4% more than in January-April 2024.

In water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities a decrease production by 51.7%, in the mining industry, production volumes decreased by 19,9%.

In the manufacturing industry increased - by 26.8%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was an increase of 6%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-April 2025 amounted to 15338.7 million tenge, or 3.1% by January-April 2024.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-April 2025 amounted to 3320.1 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 84.1% compared to January-April 2024.

The volume of passenger traffic – 1863.6 million pkm, or 112.7% compared to the level of January-April 2024.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 49742.7 million tenge, or 120.5% compared to January-April 2024.

In January-April 2025, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 32.5% and amounted to 323.1 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment buildings - by 38.4% (206.5 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of individual residential buildings put into operation amounted to 123.2% (116.65 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-April 2025 amounted to 233000.8 million tenge, or 154% by January-April 2024.

The number of registered legal entities as of May 1, 2025 amounted to 29234 units and increased by 2.3% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 28798 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 23474 units, including 23048 units - small businesses.

The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the сity amounted to 26861 units and increased by 2.3% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The volume of gross regional product for January-December 2024 amounted to 4407529.3 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January-December 2023, real GRP increased by 7.7%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 26.7%, services – 66.2%.

The consumer price index in April 2025 compared to December 2024 was 105.4%.

Prices for food products increased by 7.5%, non-food products – by 1.8%, paid services for the population – by 6.6%.

The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in April 2025 compared to December 2024 increased by 2.6%.

The volume of retail trade in January-April 2025 amounted to 311482.9 million tenge, or 13.9% more than the corresponding period in 2024.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-April 2025 amounted to 472752 million tenge, or 124.2% compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

According to preliminary data, in January-March 2025, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 119 million US dollars and decreased by 22.1% compared to January-March 2024, including exports – 23.8 million US dollars (by 14.8% less), imports – 95.2 million US dollars (23.7% less).

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