Population size and migration

The population of the region as of April 1, 2024 amounted to 843.4 thousand people, including 396.3 thousand people (47%) - urban, 447.1 thousand people (53%) - rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January-March 2024 amounted to 3670 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 3791 people).

The number of births as January-March 2024 amounted to 4772 people (2.2% less than in January-March 2023), the number of deaths amounted to 1102 people (1.4% more than in January-March 2023).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to - -2216 people (in January-March 2023 - -924 people), including in external migration - a positive balance of – 2 people (-2), in internal - negative - -2218 people and (-922).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the I quarter of 2024 amounted to 17.3 thousand people.

The unemployment rate was 4.9% of the labor force. The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of May 1, 2024 amounted to 17844 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 I quarter of 2024 amounted to 329917 tenge, an increase compared to the I quarter of 2023 amounted to 12.4%. The real wage index in I quarter 2024 was 103.9%.

In the IV quarter of 2023 the average per capita nominal cash income of the population of the region, according to the estimate, amounted to 138026 tenge, which is 15.9% higher than in IV quarter 2022, the growth rate of real cash income for the specified period is 5.7%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January-April 2024 amounted to 339587 million tenge in current prices, which is 7.3% more than in January-April 2023.

In the mining industry, production volumes decreased by 3.2%, in the manufacturing industry there was an increase of46.9%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was by 1.9%, in water supply; sanitation;waste collection, treatment and  disposal, pollution elimination activities - by 5.4%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January-April 2024 amounted to 25056.8 million tenge, or 101,7% by January-April 2023.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-April 2024 amounted to 10688.3 million tkm (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 98,5% compared to January-April 2023.

The volume of passenger traffic – 714.2 million pkm, or 109.4% by January-April 2023.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 30098 million tenge, or 146.2% compared to January-April 2023.

In January-April 2024, the total area of housing put into operation increased by 3.9% and amounted to 181.1 thousand square meters, of which in multi-apartment buildings - by 93.7% (15.9 thousand square meters). At the same time, the total area of individual residential buildings put into operation decreased by 4.0% (159.5 thousand square meters).

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January-April 2024 amounted to 133435million tenge, or 130.0% by January-April 2023.

The number of registered legal entities as of May 1, 2024 amounted to 10581 units and decreased by 2,7% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 10222 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 8831 units, including 8472 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 7922 units and decreased by 3,1% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The short-term economic indicator for January-April 2024 compared to January-April 2023 amounted to 107,1%. The calculation of the short-term economic indicator is carried out to ensure efficiency and is based on changes in output indices for basic sectors: agriculture, industry, construction, trade, transport and communications, accounting for over 60% of GDP.

The volume of gross regional product for January-December 2023 amounted to 2860.0 billion tengeat current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January-December 2022, real GRP increased by 5.6%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 39.4%, services – 53,3%.

The consumer price index in April 2024 compared to December 2023 was 102.8%.

Prices for food products increased by 2.9%, non-food products – by 2.2%, paid services for the population – by 3.3%. The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in April 2024 compared to December 2023 increased by 0.8%.

The volume of retail trade in January-April 2024 amounted to 140087.9 million tenge, or 2.4% more than the corresponding period in 2023.

The volume of wholesale trade in January-April 2024 amounted to 82 681.8 million tenge, or 103.8% compared to the corresponding period in 2023.

According to preliminary data, in January-March 2024, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 25.0 million US dollars and decreased by 7.2% compared to January-March 2023, including exports – 14.9 million US dollars (by 3.4% more), imports – 10.1 million US dollars (19.2% less).