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 March 1, 2026 amounted to 2146.7 thousand people, including 545.1 thousand people (25.4%) - urban, 1601.6 thousand people (74.6%) - rural residents.
The natural increase in the population in January-February 2026 amounted to 5444 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – 5815 people).
The number of births as January-February 2026 amounted to 6883 people (7.3% less than in January-February 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 1439 people (10.5% less than in January-February 2025).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to – 7910 people (in January-February 2025 – 5726 people is negative), including in external migration - a positive balance of 60 people (26 people), in internal – negative – 7970 people and (5752 people is negative).
The number of unemployed in the IV quarter of 2025 amounted to 39.9 thousand people.
The unemployment rate was 4.6% of the labor force.
The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of April 1, 2026 amounted to 38006 people, or 4.4% of the labor force.
The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the IV quarter of 2025 amounted to 324229 tenge, an increase compared to the IV quarter of 2024 amounted to 6.5%.
The real wage index in IV quarter 2025 was 94.8%.
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-March 2026 amounted to 412130.8 million tenge in current prices, which is 21.9% more than in January-March 2025.
In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 17.8%, in the manufacturing industry - by 29.8%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was decreased – by 2.6%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities increased – by 50%.
The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-March 2026 amounted to 145858.2 million tenge, or 107.9% by January-March 2025.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-March 2026 amounted to 4112,7 million tkm, or 114,2% compared to January-March 2025.
The volume of passenger turnover amounted 385,7 million pkm, or 101.9% by January-March 2025.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 72107 million tenge, or 117.4% compared to January-March 2025.
In January-March 2026, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 11.4% and amounted to 177.3 thousand square meters.
The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-March 2026 amounted to 354298.9 million tenge, or 171.2% by January-March 2025.
The number of registered legal entities as of April 1, 2026 amounted to 19745 units and increased by 3.8% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 105 units with over than 250 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 18637 units, including 17961 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 15914 units and increased by 5% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.
The volume of gross regional product for January-September 2025 amounted to 3585857 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January-September 2024, real GRP increased by 10.1%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 38.2%, services – 57.5%.
The consumer price index in March 2026 compared to December 2025 was 103.2%. Prices for food products increased by 2.7%, non-food products by 2.6%, paid services for the population – by 4.9%. The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in March 2026 compared to December 2025 decreased by 0.4%.
The volume of retail trade in January-March 2026 amounted to 90422 million tenge, or 17.3% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
The volume of wholesale trade in January-March 2026 amounted to 94786.7 million tenge, or 125.6% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
According to preliminary data, in January-February 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 68.9 million US dollars, which is 1.3% higher compared to January-February 2025, including exports – 22.9 million US dollars (an increase of 13%), imports –46 million US dollars (a decrease of 3.7%).
