Population size and migration

The population of the region as of May 1, 2025 amounted to 722,5 thousand people, including 486,3 thousand people (67,3% ) – urban, 236,2 thousand people (32,7%) – rural residents.

The natural decline in the population in January-April 2025 amounted 297 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year, the natural increase in the population amounted to 66 people).

The number of births as January-April 2025 amounted to 2397 people (17,7% less in January- April 2024), the number of deaths amounted to 2694 people (5,4% less in January-April 2024).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to -1175 people (in January-April 2024 – -808 people), including in external migration – a positive balance of 38 people (-48), in internal – negative       -1213 people and (-760).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the І quarter of 2025 amounted to 17,2 thousand people.

The unemployment rate was 4,6% of the labor force. The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of June 1, 2025 amounted to 12659 people, or 3,3% of the labor force.

The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 404799 tenge, an increase compared to the І quarter of 2024 amounted to 7,5%.

The real wage index in І quarter 2025 was 98,1%.

In the IV quarter of 2024 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 254423 tenge, which is 12,4% higher than in IV quarter 2023, the growth rate of real cash income for the specified period is 103,2%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-May 2025 amounted to 1283796 million tenge in current prices, which is 9,6% less than in January- May 2024.

In the mining and mine workings industry, production volumes increased by 0,2%, In water supply; sanitation, waste collection, treatment and disposal, pollution elimination activities – by 10,6%, in the manufacturing industry the decrease in production amounted to 13,6%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioned – by 2,3%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-May 2025 amounted to 86 923,1 million tenge, or 105,0% by January-May 2024.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-May 2025 amounted to 2469,5 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 89,9% compared to January- May 2024.

The volume of passenger traffic – 755,9 million pkm, or 110,2 % by January- May 2024.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 106095,6 million tenge, or 119,1% compared by January-May 2024.

 In January-May 2025, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 14,3% and amounted to 116,4 thousand square meters. At the same time, the total area of individual residential buildings put into operation decreased by 3,9% (30,5 thousand square meters).

 The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-May 2025 amounted to 225291,8 million tenge, or 106,9% by January-May 2024.

The number of registered legal entities as of June1, 2025 amounted to 14848 units and decreasedby 0,8% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year , including 14481 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 12132 units, including 11766 units- small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 12080 units and decreasedby 1,1% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The volume of gross regional product for January-Desember 2024 amounted to 4800701,8 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of 2023, real GRP increased by 4,8%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 53,4%, services – 46,2%.

The consumer price index in May 2025 compared to December 2024 was 106,3%.

Prices for food products increased by 6,8%, non-food products – by 3,5%, paid services for the population – by 8,6%.

The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in May 2025 compared to December 2024 increased by 7,3%.

The volume of retail trade in January-May 2025 amounted to 452653,9 million tenge, or 0,3% more than the corresponding period in 2024.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-May 2025 amounted to 328341,6 million tenge, or 109,2% compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

According to preliminary data, in January-April 2025, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 398,5 million US dollars and decreased by 16,2% compared to January-April 2024, including exports – 200,4 million US dollars (by 13,2% more), imports – 198 million US dollars (19,1% more).