Bureau of National statistics
Agency for Strategic planning and reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Summary of the socio-economic development of the region
Population size and migration

The population of the region as of December 1, 2024 amounted to 2154.3 thousand people, including 541.1 thousand people (25.1%) – urban, 1613.2 thousand people (74.9%) – rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January-November 2024 amounted to 40194 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 42050 people).

The number of births as January-November 2024 amounted to 49414 people (3.4% less than in January-November 2023), the number of deaths amounted to 9220 people (1.4% more than in January-November 2023).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to - 28061 people (in January-November 2023 – -20350 people), including in external migration – a positive balance of 445 people (311 people), in internal - negative – 28506 people and (-20661 people).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the III quarter of 2024 amounted to 40.6 thousand people.

The unemployment rate was 4.8% of the labor force.

The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of January 1, 2025 amounted to 16630 people, or 2% of the labor force.

The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the III quarter of 2024 amounted to 266590 tenge, an increase compared to the III quarter of 2023 amounted to 7.1%. The real wage index in III quarter 2024 was 99.7%.

In the IІI quarter of 2024 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 113566 tenge, which is 12.5% higher than in IІI quarter 2023, the growth rate of real cash income for the specified period is 4.7%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-December 2024 amounted to 1214044,7 million tenge in current prices, which is 10.1% more than in January-December 2023.

In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 7.3%, in the manufacturing industry - by 13.1%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was – by 16.2%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities decreased by 0.6%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-December 2024 amounted to 1075274.7 million tenge, or 106.9% by January-December 2023.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-December 2024 amounted to 23400.9 million tkm, or 94.2% compared to January-December 2023.

The volume of passenger turnover amounted 1361.2 million pkm, or 88.8% by January-December 2023.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 536152.1 million tenge, or 126.4% compared to 2023.

In January-December 2024, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 27.7% and amounted to 1153.3 thousand square meters, of which in individual residential buildings - by 47.7% (912.2 thousand square meters), and multi-apartment buildings decreased by 17.3% (234 thousand square meters). In addition, the dormitory was put into operation area 7.1 thousand square meters.

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-December 2024 amounted to 1334886.4 million tenge, or 137.4% by 2023.

The number of registered legal entities as of January 1, 2025 amounted to 18684 units and increased by 5.7% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 108 units with over than 250 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 17166 units, including 16511 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 14838 units and increased by 6.1% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The volume of gross regional product for January-September 2024 amounted to 3162813.7 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January-September 2023, real GRP increased by 7.2%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 36.5%, services – 56.8%.

The consumer price index in December 2024 compared to December 2023 was 107.5%. Prices for food products increased by 3%, non-food products by 13.2%, paid services for the population – by 9.5%. The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in December 2024 compared to December 2023 increased by 1.5%.

The volume of retail trade in January-December 2024 amounted to 382520.6 million tenge, or 11.7% more than the corresponding period in 2023.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-December 2024 amounted to 203292.5 million tenge, or 156.3% compared to the corresponding period in 2023.

According to preliminary data, in January-November 2024, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 1310.3 million US dollars and increased by 75.9% compared to January-November 2023, including exports – 1104.3 million US dollars (by 75.6% more), imports – 206 million US dollars (77.7% more).

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