Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The population of the region as of July, 2026 amounted to 512 thousand people, including 258,1 thousand people (50,4%) – urban, 253,9 thousand people (49,6%) – rural residents.
The natural decline in the population in January-June 2026 amounted to -829 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – -745 people).
The number of births as January-June 2026 amounted to 2114 people (6,2% less in January-June 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 2943 people (1,9% less than in January-June 2025).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to -1321 people (in January-June 2025– -3377 people), including in external migration –-18(-77), in internal –-1303 people (-3300 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 August 1, 2026 amounted to 5303 people, or 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 326664 tenge, an increase compared to the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 8,9%.
The real wage index in I quarter 2026 was 95,6%.
The volume of industrial production in January-July 2026 amounted to 553209,6 million tenge in current prices, which is 17% more than in January-July 2025. In the manufacturing industry, production volumes increased by 16%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air – by 29,5%, in water supply, collection, treatment and disposal of waste, activities for the elimination of pollution – by 14,3%. In the mining industry, production volumes decreased by 4.4%,
The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-July 2026 amounted to 149709,2 milliontenge, or 105% by January-July 2025.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-July 2026 amounted to 5219,3 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 99,6% compared to January- July 2025.
The volume of passenger traffic – 309.2 million pkm, or 109,3% by January-July 2025.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 99274,3 million tenge, or 100,7% compared to January-July 2025.
In January-July 2026, the total area of commissioned housing increased by 6,3% and amounted to 116,7 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment residential buildings – by 1,8 times (61,9 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of commissioned individual residential buildings decreased by 36,7% (54,7 thousand square meters).
The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-July 2026 amounted to 275964,9 million tenge, or 101,8% by January-July 2025.
The number of registered legal entities as of August 1, 2026 amounted to 10951 units and decreased by 2,7% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 10684 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 9027 units, including 8760 units – small businesses.The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 8100 units and decreased by 3,9% 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 July 2026 compared to December 2025 was 106,5%.
Prices for food products increased by 6%, non-food products – by 7,5%, paid services for the population – by 6,1%.
The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in July 2026 compared to December 2025 increased by 2,9%.
The volume of retail trade in January-July 2026 amounted to 274542,5 million tenge, or 1,3% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-July 2026 amounted to 509268,5 million tenge, or 129,5% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
According to preliminary data, in January-June 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 371,5 million US dollars and increased by 41,9% compared to January-June 2025, including exports – 38,1 million US dollars (21,5% more by), imports – 333,4 million US dollars (44,7% more by).
