The population of the Turkistan region as of September 1, 2026 amounted to 2142.7 thousand people, including 545.5 thousand people (25.5%) - urban, 1597.2 thousand people (74.5%) - rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January-August 2026 amounted to 21406 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – 24861 people).

The number of births as January-August 2026 amounted to 28226 people (10.8% less than in January-August 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 6820 people (0.6% more than in January-August 2025).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to – 27902 people (in January-August 2025 – 31145 people is negative), including in external migration - a positive balance of 134 people (259 people), in internal – negative – 28025 people and (31404 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 October 1, 2026 amounted to 35186 people, or 4% 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-September 2026 amounted to 1324696.6 million tenge in current prices, which is 25.2% more than in January-September 2025.

In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 16.9%, in the manufacturing industry - by 36.3%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was increased – by 20.9%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities increased – by 21%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-September 2026 amounted to 1034268 million tenge, or 106.9% by January-September 2025.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-September 2026 amounted to 11108.1 million tkm, or 102% compared to January-September 2025.

The volume of passenger turnover amounted 1138.6 million pkm, or 94.1% by January-September 2025.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 516900.1 million tenge, or 117% compared to January-September 2025.

In January-September 2026, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 7.9% and amounted to 921.8 thousand square meters.

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-September 2026 amounted to 1327528.5 million tenge, or 120.1% by January-September 2025.

The number of registered legal entities as of October 1, 2026 amounted to 20265 units and increased by 3.1% 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 19290 units, including 18621 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 16450 units and increased by 4.4% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

The volume of gross regional product for January-June 2026 amounted to 2353.7 billion tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January-June 2025, real GRP increased by 13.3%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 38.5%, services – 55.6%.

The consumer price index in September 2026 compared to December 2025 was 107.5%.

Prices for food products increased by 5.6%, non-food products by 7.4%, paid services for the population – by 11.9%. The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in September 2026 compared to December 2025 decreased by 1.2%.

The volume of retail trade in January-September 2026 amounted to 414234.7 million tenge, or 18.6% more than the corresponding period in 2025.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-September 2026 amounted to 424936.5 million tenge, or 138.5% compared to the corresponding period in 2025.

According to preliminary data, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 886 million US dollars in January– August 2026, a decrease of 11% compared to the same period in 2025. Exports amounted to 687.6 million US dollars, down 9%, while imports totaled 198.4 US dollars million, down 17.4% compared to the same period in 2025.