Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The population of the region as of August 1, 2026 amounted to 217.7 thousand people, including 173.3 thousand people (79.6%) - urban, 44.3 thousand people (20.4%) - rural residents.
The natural increase in the population in January-July 2026 amounted to 834 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year – 977 people).
The number of births as January- July 2026 amounted to 1858 people (9.9% less than in January- July 2025), the number of deaths amounted to 1024 people (5.7% less than in January- July 2025).
The balance of migration is negative and amounted to -2213 people (in January- July 2025 – -2325 people), including in external migration– -16 people (-35), in internal – -2197 people (-2290).
The number of unemployed in the II quarter of 2026 amounted to 3595 people.
The unemployment rate was 4.1% of the labor force.
The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of September 1, 2026 amounted to 2763 people, or 3.1% of the labor force.
The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the ІI quarter of 2026 amounted to 588 691 tenge, an increase compared to the II quarter of 2025 amounted to 5.6%.
The real wage index in II quarter 2026 was 93.4%.
The volume of industrial production in January-August 2026 amounted to 1 447 392 million tenge in current prices, which is 7.8% more than in January-August 2025.
In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 10.7%, in the manufacturing industry -increased by 2.4%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was by 15.2%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities -volumes increased by 36.1%.
The volume of gross output of agriculture, forestry and fisheries products (services) in January-August 2026 amounted to 42 183.9 million tenge, or 1.7% more then in January-August 2025.
The volume of cargo turnover in January- August 2026 amounted to 8 676.7 million t-km (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 103.9% compared to January- August 2026.
The volume of passenger traffic – 528.2 million p-km, or 85.3% by January- August 2026.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 205 921 million tenge, or 289.8% compared to January-August 2025.
In January-August 2026, the total area of housing put into operation decreased by 13.6% and amounted to 51.2 thousand square meters.
The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-August 2026 amounted to 270 536 million tenge, or 193.7% by January-August 2025.
The number of registered legal entities as September 1, 2026 amounted to 2903 units and decreased by 2.3%, the corresponding period last year, including 2811 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 2635 units, including 2543 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 2002 units and decreased by 0.7% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.
The volume of gross regional product for January-Match 2026 amounted 675 942.1 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January-Match 2025, real GRP increased by 32.2%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 73.1%, services – 25.1%
The consumer price index in August 2026 compared to December 2025 was 106.9%.
In August 2026 compared to December 2025 was prices for food products increased by– 7.1%, non-food products – by 5.5%,paid services forthe population – by 8.5%.
The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in August 2026 compared to December 2025 increased 3.4%.
The volume of retail trade January- August 2026 amounted to 87 906.1 million tenge, or 1.0% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
The volume of wholesale trade in January- August 2026 amounted to 85 318.4 million tenge, or 0.1% more than the corresponding period in 2025.
According to preliminary data, in January-July 2026, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 28.6 million US dollars and decreased to 16.2% compared to January- July 2025, including exports – 2.4 million US dollars (by 62.8% less), imports –26.2 million US dollars (5.2% less).
