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 August 1, 2026 amounted to 2145 thousand people, including 545.8 thousand people (25.4%) - urban, 1599.2 thousand people (74.6%) - rural residents.
The natural increase in the population in January-July 2026 amounted to 18768 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – 21777 people).
The number of births as January-July 2026 amounted to 24673 people (11% less than in January-July 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 5905 people (0.5% less than in January-July 2025).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to – 22980 people (in January-July 2025 – 26542 people is negative), including in external migration - a positive balance of 128 people (237 people), in internal – negative – 23108 people and (26779 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 September 1, 2026 amounted to 42940 people, or 4.9% of the labor force.
The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the II quarter of 2026 amounted to 370964 tenge, an increase compared to the II quarter of 2025 amounted to 5.5%.
The real wage index in II quarter 2026 was 94.9%.
The volume of industrial production in January-August 2026 amounted to 1189693.2 million tenge in current prices, which is 27.9% more than in January-August 2025.
In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 17.9%, in the manufacturing industry - by 41.5%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was increased – by 20%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities increased – by 21.2%.
The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-August 2026 amounted to 707536.6 million tenge, or 109.6% by January-August 2025.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-August 2026 amounted to 9846.1 million tkm, or 102.6% compared to January-August 2025.
The volume of passenger turnover amounted 1027.8 million pkm, or 94.8% by January-August 2025.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 403837.2 million tenge, or 123.5% compared to January-August 2025.
In January-August 2026, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 7.4% and amounted to 718.8 thousand square meters.
The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-August 2026 amounted to 1135546.7 million tenge, or 134.4% by January-August 2025.
The number of registered legal entities as of September 1, 2026 amounted to 20047 units and increased by 2.5% 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 19079 units, including 18415 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 16234 units and increased by 3.7% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.
The volume of gross regional product for January-March 2026 amounted to 1129960.4 million 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 August 2026 compared to December 2025 was 107.3%.
Prices for food products increased by 5.8%, non-food products by 6.6%, paid services for the population – by 11.4%. The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in August 2026 compared to December 2025 decreased by 0.8%.
The volume of retail trade in January-August 2026 amounted to 345469.5 million tenge, or 18.6% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-August 2026 amounted to 360070 million tenge, or 136.7% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
According to preliminary data, in January-July 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 848.8 million US dollars, an increase of 4.7% compared to January- July 2025, including exports totaling 676.9 million US dollars (an increase of 12.9%), imports amounting to 171.9 million US dollars (a decrease of 18.8%).
