Population size and migration

The population of the region as of May 1, 2025 amounted to 692,2 thousand people, including 311,0 thousand people (44,9% ) - urban, 381,2 thousand people (55,1%) - rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in April 2025 amounted to 481 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year   671 people).

The number of births as April 2025 amounted to 943 people (14,7 % less than in April 2024), the number of deaths amounted to 462 people (6,2 % more than in April 2024).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to - 829 people (in April 2024 - 840 people), including in external migration - a positive balance of   85 people (15), in internal – 914 people and (-855).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 14694 thousand people.

The unemployment rate was 4,7% of the labor force.

The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of June 1, 2025 amounted to 1847 people, or 4,9 % 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 308 429 tenge, an increase compared to the I quarter of 2024 amounted to 14,1%.

The real wage index in I quarter 2025 was 105,1%.

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 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-May 2025 amounted to 146 736,5 million tenge in current prices, which is 14,8% more than in January- May 2024.

In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 22,3%, in the manufacturing industry volumes - by 14,5% in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was by 16,6% in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination of waste decreased by 2,5%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-May 2025 amounted to 60 158,6 million tenge, or 102,3 % by January-May 2024.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-May 2025 amounted to 6 254,4 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 138,5% compared to January-May 2024.

The volume of passenger traffic – 217,8 million pkm, or 88,8% by January-May 2024.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 78249,5 million tenge, or 130,7% compared to                                  January-May 2024.

In January-May 2025, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 4,4% and amounted to 87.2 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment buildings increased by – 1,3% (29,0 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of individual residential buildings put into operation increased by 0,8% (55,3 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-May 2025 amounted to 138441.3 million tenge, or 162,7% by January- May 2024.

The number of registered legal entities as of June 1, 2025 amounted to 8 486 units and increased by 2,3% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 8 250 units with less than 100 employees.         The number of operating legal entities amounted to 6 985 units, including 6 751 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 6 443 units and increased by 3,6% 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 May   2025 compared to December 2024 was 105,4%.

Prices for food products increased by 6,7%, non-food products – by 3,9%, paid services for the population – by 4,8%. The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in May 2025 compared to December 2024 increased by 2,1%.

The volume of retail trade in January-May 2025 amounted to 108 316,3 million tenge, or 2,7% more than the corresponding period in 2024.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-May 2025 amounted to 170 695,8 million tenge, or 0,8% compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

According to preliminary data, in January-April 2025, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 34 676,3 thousand US dollars and decreased by 18,7% compared to January-April 2024, including exports –18 634,1 thousand US dollars (by 17,4% less), imports – 16 042,1 thousand US dollars (20,2% less).