Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The population of the region as of August, 2026 amounted to 511,5 thousand people, including 258,1 thousand people (50,5%) – urban, 253,4 thousand people (49,5%) – rural residents.
The natural decline in the population in January-July 2026 amounted to -984 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – -793 people).
The number of births as January-July 2026 amounted to 2489 people (7,9% less in January-July 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 3473 people (0,6% less than in January-July 2025).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to -1693 people (in January-July 2025– -4097 people), including in external migration –-58(-131), in internal –-1635 people (-3966 people).
The number of unemployed in the IІ quarter of 2026 amounted to 11,1 thousand people.
The unemployment rate was 4,2% of the labor force.
The number of persons registered in Career Centers as unemployed as of September 1, 2026 amounted to 5251 people, or 2% of the labor force.
The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the IІ quarter of 2026 amounted to 363123 tenge, an increase compared to the IІ quarter of 2025 amounted to 9,5%.
The real wage index in IІ quarter 2026 was 96,6%.
The volume of industrial production in January-August 2026 amounted to 632099,8 million tenge in current prices, which is 15,3% more than in January-August 2025. In the manufacturing industry, production volumes increased by 14,5%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air – by 27%, in water supply, collection, treatment and disposal of waste, activities for the elimination of pollution – by 12,3%. In the mining industry, production volumes decreased by 8,1%.
The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-August 2026 amounted to 282786,5 milliontenge, or 106,4% by January-August 2025.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-August 2026 amounted to 5959,2 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 99% compared to January- August 2025.
The volume of passenger traffic – 357,1 million pkm, or 109,1% by January-August 2025.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 126980,9 million tenge, or 101,4% compared to January-August 2025.
In January-August 2026, the total area of commissioned housing increased by 0,8% and amounted to 132,1 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment residential buildings – by 39,8% (63,7 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of commissioned individual residential buildings decreased by 20% (68,4 thousand square meters).
The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-August 2026 amounted to 336966,1 million tenge, or 103,2% by January-August 2025.
The number of registered legal entities as of September 1, 2026 amounted to 10967 units and decreased by 2,9% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 10700 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 9117 units, including 8850 units – small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 8101 units and decreased by 4,2% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.
The volume of gross regional product for January-March 2026 amounted to 615671,2 million tenge at current prices. GRP increased by 12,9% in real terms compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 41,6%, services – 52,9%.
The consumer price index in August 2026 compared to December 2025 was 106,9%.
Prices for food products increased by 5,5%, non-food products – by 8,3%, paid services for the population – by 7,2%.
The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in August 2026 compared to December 2025 increased by 3,6%.
The volume of retail trade in January-August 2026 amounted to 322206,2 million tenge, or 1,3% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-August 2026 amounted to 593616,8 million tenge, or 126,7% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
According to preliminary data, in January-July 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 425,8 million US dollars and increased by 33,9% compared to January-July 2025, including exports – 47,8 million US dollars (17% more by), imports – 378 million US dollars (36,4% more by).
