Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The population of the Turkistan region as of July 1, 2026 amounted to 2145.7 thousand people, including 545.5 thousand people (25.4%) - urban, 1600.2 thousand people (74.6%) - rural residents.
The natural increase in the population in January-June 2026 amounted to 15971 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – 18461 people).
The number of births as January-June 2026 amounted to 20831 people (10.9% less than in January-June 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 4860 people (1.4% less than in January-June 2025).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to – 19496 people (in January-June 2025 – 22274 people is negative), including in external migration - a positive balance of 124 people (187 people), in internal – negative – 19620 people and (22461 people is negative).
The number of unemployed in the II quarter of 2026 amounted to 40 thousand people.
The unemployment rate was 4.6% of the labor force.
The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of August 1, 2026 amounted to 42242 people, or 4.8% 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 332640 tenge, an increase compared to the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 7.1%.
The real wage index in I quarter 2026 was 95.1%.
The volume of industrial production in January-Jule 2026 amounted to 1026731.1 million tenge in current prices, which is 30.4% more than in January-July 2025.
In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 19,1%, in the manufacturing industry - by 46.2%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was increased – by 18.5%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities increased – by 26.9%.
The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-Jule 2026 amounted to 457808.2 million tenge, or 111.1% by January-July 2025.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-July 2026 amounted to 8576.9 million tkm, or 103.5% compared to January-July 2025.
The volume of passenger turnover amounted 904.1 million pkm, or 96.1% by January-July 2025.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 361857.2 million tenge, or 125.7% compared to January-July 2025.
In January-July 2026, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 4.8% and amounted to 553.9 thousand square meters.
The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-July 2026 amounted to 1018786.1 million tenge, or 137.5% by January-July 2025.
The number of registered legal entities as of August 1, 2026 amounted to 19934 units and increased by 2.4% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 103 units with over than 250 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 18901 units, including 18238 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 16122 units and increased by 3,6% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.
The volume of gross regional product for January-March 2026 amounted to 1130 billion tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January-March 2025, real GRP increased by 9.6%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 41%, services – 52.5%.
The consumer price index in Jule 2026 compared to December 2025 was 105.8.
Prices for food products increased by 5.1%, non-food products by 6.1%, paid services for the population – by 7.2%. The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in Jule 2026 compared to December 2025 decreased by 0.3%.
The volume of retail trade in January-July 2026 amounted to 283210.3 million tenge, or 18.3% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-July 2026 amounted to 298051.8 million tenge, or 129.9% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
According to preliminary data, in January-June 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 535.7 million US dollars and decreasing by 4.5% compared to January-June 2025, including exports totaled 385.6 million US dollars (increased by 0.9%), imports –150.1 million US dollars (decreasing by 15.9%).
