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 June 1, 2026 amounted to 2146.7 thousand people, including 545.6 thousand people (25.4%) - urban, 1601.1 thousand people (74.6%) - rural residents.
The natural increase in the population in January-May 2026 amounted to 13250 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – 15372 people).
The number of births as January-May 2026 amounted to 17188 people (11.5% less than in January-May 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 3938 people (2.6% less than in January-May 2025).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to – 15785 people (in January-May 2025 – 18421 people is negative), including in external migration - a positive balance of 103 people (167 people), in internal – negative – 15888 people and (18588 people is negative).
The number of unemployed in the I quarter of 2026 amounted to 40.1 thousand people.
The unemployment rate was 4.6% of the labor force.
The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of July 1, 2026 amounted to 37671 people, or 4.3% 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-June 2026 amounted to 873306.4 million tenge in current prices, which is 32.4% more than in January-June 2025.
In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 19%, in the manufacturing industry - by 50.8%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was increased – by 18.9%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities increased – by 35.3%.
The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-June 2026 amounted to 320167.8 million tenge, or 110.7% by January-June 2025.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-June 2026 amounted to 7363.3 million tkm, or 105.8% compared to January-June 2025.
The volume of passenger turnover amounted 775.2 million pkm, or 96.8% by January-June 2025.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 306739.1 million tenge, or 125.5% compared to January-June 2025.
In January-June 2026, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 8.3% and amounted to 474.9 thousand square meters.
The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-June 2026 amounted to 894616 million tenge, or 144.4% by January-June 2025.
The number of registered legal entities as of July 1, 2026 amounted to 19816 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 18818 units, including 18157 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 15976 units and increased by 3.3% 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 June 2026 compared to December 2025 was 104.9%.
Prices for food products and non-food products increased by 4.8%, paid services for the population increased in price – by 5.5%.
The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in June 2026 compared to December 2025 decreased by 0.3%.
The volume of retail trade in January-June 2026 amounted to 225815.8 million tenge, or 16.9% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-June 2026 amounted to 244874.7 million tenge, or 124.5% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
According to preliminary data, in January-May 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 319,4 million US dollars and decreasing by 6,7% compared to January-May 2025, including exports totaled 189,3 million US dollars (down by 4,3%), imports –130 million US dollars (decreasing by 10,2%).
