Population size and migration

The population of the region as of May 1, 2025 amounted to 695,9 thousand people, including 399,6 thousand people (57,4%) - urban, 296,3 thousand people (42,6%) - rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January- April 2025 amounted to 1422 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 1968 people).

For January- April 2025 the number of births was 3148 people (17,4% less than in January- April 2024), the number of deaths was 1726 people (6,3% less than in January- April 2024).           

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to – -1475 people (in January- April 2024 – -770 people), including in external migration - a negative balance of – -18 people (+159), in internal - negative – - 1457 people and (-929).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the I quarter of 2025 amounted to 17131 people.

The unemployment rate was 4,8% of the labor force.

The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of June 1, 2025 amounted
to 17775 people, or 5% 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 361848 tenge, an increase compared to the I quarter of 2024 amounted to 4,7%.

The real wage index in I quarter 2025 was 94,8%.

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 203290 tenge, which is 11,7% higher than in IV quarter 2023, the growth rate of real cash income for the specified period is 2,5%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-May 2025 amounted to 1596635,3 million tenge in current prices, which is 5,8% more than in January-May 2024.

In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 4,4%, in the manufacturing industry by 28,6%. In the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air-conditioned air, the decrease in production was 21,2%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities by 4,6%.

The volume of gross output (services) of agricultural, forestry and fisheries in January-May 2025 amounted
to 67564,4 million tenge, or 101,8% by January-May 2024.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-May 2025 amounted to 4945,8 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 113,1% compared to January-May 2024.

The volume of passenger traffic - 1706,4 million pkm, or 108,8% by January-May 2024.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 74735,5 million tenge, or 128,6% compared to
January-May 2024.

In January-May 2025, the total area of housing put into operation ascreased by 1,9% and amounted
to 166,3 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment buildings decreased by 21,9% (82,7 thousand square meters), individual residential buildings increased by 51,1% (83,6 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-May 2025 amounted to 193470,5 million tenge, or 106,9% by January-May 2024.

The number of registered legal entities as of June 1, 2025 amounted to 12452 units and decreased by 0,2% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 12101 units with fewer than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 10311 units, including 9960 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 12359 units and decreased by 0,2% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The volume of gross regional product for January-Desember 2024 year amounted to 4747977,4 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January-Desember 2023 year, real GRP increased by 3,4%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 59,2%, services - 39%.

The consumer price index in May 2025 compared to December 2024 was 106,5%.

Prices for food products increased by 7,4%, non-food products - by 3,8%, paid services for the population - by 7,9%.               

The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in May 2025 compared to December 2024 increased by 1,6%.

The volume of retail trade in January-May 2025 amounted to 224670,1 million tenge, or 3,5% more than the corresponding period in 2024.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-May 2025 amounted to 204976,6 million tenge, or 106,6% compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

According to preliminary data, in January-April 2025 mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to
265,9 million US dollars and decreased by 17% increased to January-April 2024, including exports - 36,3 million US dollars (by 23,8% less), imports 229,6 million US dollars (27,8% more).