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 May 1, 2026 amounted to 2146.8 thousand people, including 545.3 thousand people (25.4%) - urban, 1601.5 thousand people (74.6%) - rural residents.
The natural increase in the population in January-April 2026 amounted to 10792 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – 12251 people).
The number of births as January-April 2026 amounted to 13929 people (10.1% less than in January-April 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 3137 people (3.3% less than in January-April 2025).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to – 13180 people (in January-April 2025 – 14711 people is negative), including in external migration - a positive balance of 99 people (132 people), in internal – negative – 13279 people and (14843 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 June 1, 2026 amounted to 34364 people, or 4.2% 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 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%.
In the IV quarter of 2025 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 134176 tenge, which is 10.5% higher than in IV quarter 2024, real cash incomes for the specified period decreased by 1.6%.
The volume of industrial production in January-May 2026 amounted to 722448.7 million tenge in current prices, which is 31.9% more than in January-May 2025.
In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 19%, in the manufacturing industry - by 49.7%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was increased – by 17%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities increased – by 36.3%.
The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-May 2026 amounted to 255233.6 million tenge, or 110.9% by January-May 2025.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-May 2026 amounted to 6220.9 million tkm, or 99.3% compared to January-May 2025.
The volume of passenger turnover amounted 642.2 million pkm, or 98.7% by January-May 2025.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 134208.4 million tenge, or 108.3% compared to January-May 2025.
In January-May 2026, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 15.6% and amounted to 353.8 thousand square meters.
The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-May 2026 amounted to 614240.3 million tenge, or 150.5% by January-May 2025.
The number of registered legal entities as of June 1, 2026 amounted to 19734 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 18743 units, including 18081 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 15904 units and increased by 3.4% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.
The volume of gross regional product for January-December 2025 amounted to 5055389.5 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January-December 2024, real GRP increased by 9.3%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 46.7%, services – 49.5%.
The consumer price index in May 2026 compared to December 2025 was 104.8%.
Prices for food products and non-food products increased by 4.3%, paid services for the population increased in price – by 6.2%.
The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in May 2026 compared to December 2025 decreased by 0.3%.
The volume of retail trade in January-May 2026 amounted to 168768.1 million tenge, or 15% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-May 2026 amounted to 183387.2 million tenge, or 122,9% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
According to preliminary data, in January-April 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 157.4 million US dollars and decreasing by 18.2% compared to January-April 2025, including exports totaled 51.7 million US dollars (down by 33.7%), imports –105.7 million US dollars (decreasing by 7.6%).
