Population size and migration

The population of the region as of April 1, 2025 amounted to 2154.3 thousand people, including 543.4 thousand people (25.2%) – urban, 1610.9 thousand people (74.8%) – rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January-March 2025 amounted to 8924 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 10633 people).

The number of births as January-March 2025 amounted to 11302 people (14.4% less than in January-March 2024), the number of deaths amounted to 2378 people (7.3% less than in January-March 2024).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to - 8657 people (in January-March 2024 – -7592 people), including in external migration – a positive balance of 67 people (133 people), in internal - negative – 8724 people and (-7725 people).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 41.6 thousand people.

The unemployment rate was 4.8% of the labor force.

The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of May 1, 2025 amounted to 33986 people, or 4% of the labor force.

The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 310515 tenge, an increase compared to the I quarter of 2024 amounted to 9.2%. The real wage index in I quarter 2025 was 100.8%.

In the IV quarter of 2024 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 118441 tenge, which is 8.3% higher than in IV quarter 2023, the growth rate of real cash income for the specified period is 0.7%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-April 2025 amounted to 473458.6 million tenge in current prices, which is 15.2% more than in January-April 2024.

In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 16.3%, in the manufacturing industry - by 13.5%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was – by 18.8%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities decreased by 3.1%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-April 2025 amounted to 153397.4 million tenge, or 105.2% by January-April 2024.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-April 2025 amounted to 9273 million tkm, or 122.5% compared to January-April 2024.

The volume of passenger turnover amounted 510.5 million pkm, or 109.1% by January-April 2024.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 82863.3 million tenge, or 151.8% compared to January-April 2024.

In January-April 2025, the total area of housing put into operation decreased by 12.9% and amounted to 226.2 thousand square meters.

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-April 2025 amounted to 284443.8 million tenge, or 155.7% by January-April 2024.

The number of registered legal entities as of May 1, 2025 amounted to 19165 units and increased by 5.6% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 102 units with over than 250 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 17629 units, including 16976 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 15283 units and increased by 6.3% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The volume of gross regional product for January-December 2024 amounted to 4507107.8 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January-December 2023, real GRP increased by 8.1%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 43.8%, services – 52.8%.

The consumer price index in April 2025 compared to December 2024 was 104.9%. Prices for food products increased by 6.1%, non-food products by 3.7%, paid services for the population – by 4.3%. The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in April 2025 compared to December 2024 increased by 0.3%.

The volume of retail trade in January-April 2025 amounted to 97658,7 million tenge, or 10,6% more than the corresponding period in 2024.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-April 2025 amounted to 101135,6 million tenge, or 265% compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

According to preliminary data, in January-March 2025, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 110.8 million US dollars and increased by 77.3% compared to January-March 2024, including exports – 30.2 million US dollars (by 80.4% more), imports – 80.6 million US dollars (76.1% more).