Population size and migration

The population of the region as of April 1, 2025 amounted to 692,6 thousand people, including 311,1 thousand people (44,9% ) - urban, 381,5 thousand people (55,1%) - rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in March 2025 amounted to 440 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year   640 people).

The number of births as March 2025 amounted to 836 people (15,4 % less than in March 2024), the number of deaths amounted to 396 people (4,8 % more than in March 2024).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to - 825 people (in March 2024 - 743 people), including in external migration - a positive balance of   49 people (1), in internal – 874 people and (-744).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the IV quarter of 2024 amounted to 15173 thousand people. The unemployment rate was 4,8% of the labor force.

The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of May 1, 2025 amounted to 1474 people, or 5,1 % of the labor force.

The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the IV quarter of 2024 amounted to 314398 tenge, an increase compared to the IV quarter of 2023 amounted to 9,1%.

The real wage index in IV quarter 2024 was 100,7%.

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 150603 tenge, which is 11,9 % higher than in IV quarter 2023, the growth rate of real cash income for the specified period is 103,3%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-April 2025 amounted to 114 729,6 million tenge in current prices, which is 18,6 more than in April 2024.

In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 43,0%, in the manufacturing industry volumes by 17,8%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning by 19,4%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination decreased by – 0,6%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-April 2025 amounted to 47676,9 million tenge, or 102,4 % by January-April 2024.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-April 2025 amounted to 4 921,0 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 134,9% compared to January- April 2024.

The volume of passenger traffic – 170,9 million pkm, or 89,4% by January-April 2024.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 54087,5 million tenge, or 134,9% compared to January- April 2024.

In January- April 2025, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 10,5% and amounted to 72,0 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment buildings increased by – 15,0% (29,0 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of individual residential buildings put into operation increased by 7,7% (43,0 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January- April 2025 amounted to 97129.7 million tenge, or 163,8% by January- April 2024.

The number of registered legal entities as of May 1, 2025 amounted to 8 457 units and increased by 2,2% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 8 223 units with less than 100 employees.

The number of operating legal entities amounted to 6 937 units, including 6 705 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 6 411 units and increased by 3,5% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The volume of gross regional product for January- December 2024 amounted to 2 114 940,6 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January- December 2023, real GRP increased by 8.9%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 38,0%, services – 53,1%.

The consumer price index in April   2025 compared to December 2024 was 104,0%.

Prices for food products increased by 4,8%, non-food products – by 3,1%, paid services for the population – by 3,7%. The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in April 2025 compared to December 2024 increased by 1,3%.

The volume of retail trade in January-April 2025 amounted to 85 591,4 million tenge, or 3,7% more than the corresponding period in 2024.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-April 2025 amounted to 124 243,7 million tenge, or 0,3% compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

According to preliminary data, in January-March 2025, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 22 059,1 thousand US dollars and decreased by 27,9% compared to January-March 2024, including exports –12 504,9 thousand US dollars (by 28,5% less), imports – 9 554,2 thousand US dollars (27,2% less).