Population size and migration

The population of the region as of March 1, 2024 amounted to 221,5 thousand people, including 175,4 thousand people (79,2% ) - urban, 46,1 thousand people (20,8%) - rural residents.

The natural increase in the population in January- March 2024 amounted to 573 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 631 people).

The number of births as January- March 2024 amounted to 1036 people (0.9% less than in January- March 2023), the number of deaths amounted to 463 people (1.9% more than in January- March 2023).

The balance of migration is negative and amounted to -624 people (in January- March 2023 - -282 people), including in external migration was a positive balance of 4 people (0), in internal – negative-628 people (-282).

Labor and income

The number of unemployed in the IV quarter of 2023 amounted to 4519 thousand people.

The unemployment rate was 4,2% of the labor force. The number of persons registered with employment agencies as unemployed as of April 1, 2024 amounted to 2452 people, or 2,3% of the labor force.

The average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the IV quarter of 2023 amounted to 554 275 tenge, an increase compared to the IV quarter of 2022 amounted to 23,5%. The real wage index in IV quarter 2023 was 111,3%.

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 291 600 tenge, which is 23,2% higher than in IV quarter 2022, the growth rate of real cash income for the specified period is 11%.

Industry statistics

The volume of industrial production in January- April 2024 amounted to 369 574,9 million tenge in current prices, which is 2,7% more than in January- April  2023.

In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 3,2%, in the manufacturing industry - by 1,6%, in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and conditioned air there was by 7,4%, in water supply, collection, processing and waste disposal, pollution elimination activities - by 31,4%.

The volume of gross output of agricultural products (services) in January- April 2024 amounted to 17 657,8 million tenge, or 99,2% by January- April 2023.

The volume of cargo turnover in January-April 2024 amounted to 4 673,9 million t-km (taking into account the assessment of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation), or 89.5% compared to January- April 2023.

The volume of passenger traffic – 334.5 million pkm, or 122,9% by January- April 2023.

The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 22 031,9 million tenge, or 103,5% compared to January- April 2023.

In January- April 2024, the total area of housing put into operation decreased by 32,2% and amounted to 14,5 thousand square meters.

The volume of investments in fixed capital in January- April 2024 amounted to 47 509,3 million tenge, or 113,1% by January- April  2023.

The number of registered legal entities as of May 1, 2024 amounted to 2963 units and amounted to 100% of the level of the corresponding period last  year, including 2869 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 2678 units, including 2585 units - small businesses. The number of registered small and medium enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 1997  units and decreased by 1,8% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year.

Economics

The short-term economic indicator for January-February 2024 compared to January-February 2023 amounted to 105,7%.  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 1 949 728,3 million tenge at current prices. Compared to the corresponding period of January- December 2022, real GRP increased by 21,1%. In the structure of GRP, the share of production of goods amounted to 60,0%, services – 23,7%.

The consumer price index in April 2024 compared to December 2023 was 102,5%.

Prices for food products increased by 3,1%, non-food products – by 1,7%, paid services for the population – by 2,8%. The prices of enterprises producing industrial products in April 2024 compared to December 2023 decreased 2,6%.

The volume of retail trade in January-April 2024 amounted to 31 246,4 million tenge, or 2% more than the corresponding period in 2023.

The volume of wholesale trade in January- April 2024 amounted to 30 300,2 million tenge, or 106,2% amounted to the corresponding period in 2023.

According to preliminary data, in January- March 2024, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 18,4 million US dollars and amounted to 78.4% compared to January- March 2023, including exports – 4,8 million US dollars (by 40.9% ), imports – 13,6 million US dollars(115,8%).