Population size and migration

The population of the Turkistan region as of December 1, 2025 amounted to 2148.2 thousand people, including 545,0 thousand people (25.4% ) - urban, 1603.2 thousand people (74.6%) - rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January-November 2025 amounted to 34011 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – 40194 people).

The number of births as January-November   2025 amounted to 43327 people (12.3% less than in January- November 2024), the number of deaths amounted to 9316 people (0.1% grew than in January- November 2024).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to – 39884 people (in January- November 2024 – 28061 people is negative), including in external migration - a positive balance of 365 people (445 people), in internal – negative – 40249 people and (28506 people is negative).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the III 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 January 1, 2025 amounted to 22053 people, or 2.6% of the labor force.

The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the III quarter of 2025 amounted to 288690 tenge, an increase compared to the III quarter of 2024 amounted to 8.3%.

The real wage index in III quarter 2025 was 97%.

In the III quarter of 2025 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 126061 tenge, which is 3,9% higher than in III quarter 2024, real cash incomes for the specified period decreased by 3.4%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-December 2025 amounted to 1596057.4 million tenge in current prices, which is 13.8% more than in January- December 2024.

In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 13.8%, in the manufacturing industry - by 14.7%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was – by 8.1%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities – by 3.8%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in 2025 amounted to 1220613.4 million tenge, or 100.6% by 2024.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-December 2025 amounted to 30249,4 million tkm, or 129,3% compared to January-December 2024.

The volume of passenger turnover amounted 1606,2 million pkm, or 118% by January-December 2024.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 645256.5 million tenge, or 117.5% compared to 2024.

In January-December 2025, the total area of housing put into operation decreased by 6.6% and amounted to 1235.9 thousand square meters.

The volume of investments in fixed capital in 2025 amounted to 1745584.7 million tenge, or 121.6% by 2024.

The number of registered legal entities as of January 1, 2026 amounted to 19748 units and increased by 5.7% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 106 units with over than 250 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 18353 units, including 17680 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 15898 units and increased by 7.8% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The volume of gross regional product for January-June 2025 amounted to 2056328.7 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January-June 2024, real GRP increased by 9.5%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 34.7%, services – 60.6%.

The consumer price index in December 2025 compared to December 2024 was 112.4%. Prices for food products increased by 13.3%, non-food products by 12.7%, paid services for the population – by 10.6%. The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in December 2025 compared to December 2024 increased by 2.6%.

The volume of retail trade in January-December 2025 amounted to 489127.8 million tenge, or 15.6% more than the corresponding period in 2024.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-December 2025 amounted to 419678.6 million tenge, or 204.4% compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

According to preliminary data, in January-November 2025, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 1233.3 million US dollars and decreased by 7% compared to January- November 2024, including exports – 923.8 million US dollars (a decrease of 16.7%), imports –309.5 million US dollars (an increase of 43.2%).