The population of the region as of June 1, 2025 amounted to 696,1 thousand people, including 399,9 thousand people (57,4%) - urban, 296,2 thousand people (42,6%) - rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January-May 2025 amounted to 1811 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 2476 people).

For January-May 2025 the number of births was 3981 people (16,6% less than in January-May 2024), the number of deaths was 2170 people (5,5% less than in January-May 2024).          

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to – -1700 people (in January-May 2024 – -1009 people), including in external migration - a negative balance of – -22 people (+200), in internal - negative – - 1678 people and (-1209).

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 Jule 1, 2025 amounted
to 16729 people, or 4,7% 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 I quarter of 2025 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 201989 tenge, which is 6,2% higher than in I quarter 2024, decrease in real cash income for the specified period is 3,8%.

The volume of industrial production in January-June 2025 amounted to 1897893,7 million tenge in current prices, which is 7,3% more than in January-June 2024.

In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 6,2%, in the manufacturing industry by 24,8%. In the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air-conditioned air, the decrease in production was 15,3%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities by 3,8%.

The volume of gross output (services) of agricultural, forestry and fisheries in January-June 2025 amounted to 97750,4 million tenge, or 103% by January-June 2024.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-June 2025 amounted to 5891,6 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 113,4% compared to January-June 2024.

The volume of passenger traffic - 2027,2 million pkm, or 107,5% by January-June 2024.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 115426,5 million tenge, or 139,4% compared to January-June 2024.

In January-June 2025, the total area of housing put into operation ascreased by 6,1% and amounted
to 215,3 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment buildings decreased by 11,9% (114,1 thousand square meters), individual residential buildings increased by 39,9% (100 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-June 2025 amounted to 254355,8 million tenge, or 106,6% by January-June 2024.

The number of registered legal entities as of July 1, 2025 amounted to 12496 units and increased by 0,1% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 12145 units with fewer than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 10353 units, including 10002 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 12403 units and increased by 0,1% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

The volume of gross regional product for January-March 2025 year amounted to 1290420,2 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January-March 2024 year, real GRP increased by 2,9%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 65,7%, services - 31,7%.

The consumer price index in June 2025 compared to December 2024 was 107,3%.

Prices for food products increased by 8,2%, non-food products - by 4,4%, paid services for the population - by 9%.    

The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in June 2025 compared to December 2024 increased by 6,9%.

The volume of retail trade in January-June 2025 amounted to 279550,5 million tenge, or 3% more than the corresponding period in 2024.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-June 2025 amounted to 256628,3 million tenge, or 104% compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

According to preliminary data, in January-May 2025 mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to
333,8 million US dollars and increased by 18,3% to January-April 2024, including exports - 46,1 million US dollars (by 26% less), imports 287,7 million US dollars (30,9% more).