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Aktobe Region

Administrative centre: Aktobe

Regional akim (governor): Askhat Shakharov

The region at a glance

Administrative centre: Aktobe. The population is 949,524 people (data for 2025), which is 4.7% of the population of Kazakhstan. From 2015 to 2025 the population changed by +15.4% (from 822,557 to 949,524 people). The urban population is 75.6% and the rural population is 24.4%. Gross regional product for 2025 is KZT 5,693,380 million (3.6% of the national GRP); per capita it is KZT 5,996,036. The unemployment rate is 4.7% (Q2 2025) and the employment rate is 70.2% (2024). The consumer price index relative to the same month of the previous year is 113.5 (October 2025). All figures are based on data from the Bureau of National Statistics; below you will find the dynamics and a full table of values with sources.

Population

949,524 persons

Period: 2025 · Source: Bureau of National Statistics (BNS)

Kazakhstan: 20,283,399

Dynamics

634.4K808.8K983.3K2000200520102015202020252000: 677,715 persons2001: 670,231 persons2002: 668,166 persons2003: 668,378 persons2004: 671,812 persons2005: 678,607 persons2006: 686,698 persons2007: 695,454 persons2008: 703,660 persons2009: 756,782 persons2010: 763,591 persons2011: 777,501 persons2012: 786,390 persons2013: 795,871 persons2014: 808,985 persons2015: 822,557 persons2016: 834,808 persons2017: 845,679 persons2018: 857,711 persons2019: 869,637 persons2020: 881,651 persons2021: 894,333 persons2022: 916,750 persons2023: 928,159 persons2024: 939,405 persons2025: 949,524 persons

Poverty rate

4.5 %

Period: 2024 · Source: Bureau of National Statistics (BNS)

Kazakhstan: 5.0

Dynamics

-3.121.646.220012005200920132017202120242001: 41.4 %2002: 36.9 %2003: 28.5 %2004: 28.0 %2005: 28.7 %2006: 17.2 %2007: 10.3 %2008: 7.0 %2009: 6.3 %2010: 6.0 %2011: 2.4 %2012: 2.4 %2013: 2.0 %2014: 1.8 %2015: 1.7 %2016: 1.9 %2017: 1.9 %2018: 2.9 %2019: 3.0 %2020: 3.5 %2021: 3.7 %2022: 4.4 %2023: 4.2 %2024: 4.5 %

Unemployment rate

4.7 %

Period: Q2 2025 · Source: Bureau of National Statistics (BNS)

Kazakhstan: 4.6

Dynamics

4.74.84.82023-Q12023-Q32024-Q12024-Q32025-Q12025-Q22023-Q1: 4.8 %2023-Q2: 4.8 %2023-Q3: 4.7 %2023-Q4: 4.7 %2024-Q1: 4.7 %2024-Q2: 4.7 %2024-Q3: 4.7 %2024-Q4: 4.7 %2025-Q1: 4.7 %2025-Q2: 4.7 %

Gross regional product

5,693,380 KZT million

Period: 2025 · Source: Bureau of National Statistics (BNS)

In the BNS CSV the values are given with a factor of 10^12 relative to the stated unit "KZT million"; normalised by dividing by 10^12 (the original string is preserved).

Kazakhstan: 159,608,553

Dynamics

631.2K3.4M6.2M2010201320162019202220252010: 1,173,593 KZT million2011: 1,562,357 KZT million2012: 1,756,720 KZT million2013: 1,843,923 KZT million2014: 1,926,240 KZT million2015: 1,769,175 KZT million2016: 2,071,116 KZT million2017: 2,341,889 KZT million2018: 2,708,455 KZT million2019: 2,974,421 KZT million2020: 2,956,872 KZT million2021: 3,586,223 KZT million2022: 4,416,899 KZT million2023: 4,187,588 KZT million2024: 4,960,038 KZT million2025: 5,693,380 KZT million

GRP per capita

5,996,036 KZT per person

Period: 2025 · Source: KYRAN calculation based on BNS datacalculated

KYRAN calculation: GRP (KZT million) × 10^6 ÷ BNS population for the same year (period label as in the source).

Kazakhstan: 7,868,925

Dynamics

1M3.8M6.5M2010201320162019202220252010: 1,536,939 KZT per person2011: 2,009,460 KZT per person2012: 2,233,904 KZT per person2013: 2,316,861 KZT per person2014: 2,381,057 KZT per person2015: 2,150,824 KZT per person2016: 2,480,949 KZT per person2017: 2,769,241 KZT per person2018: 3,157,772 KZT per person2019: 3,420,302 KZT per person2020: 3,353,790 KZT per person2021: 4,009,941 KZT per person2022: 4,817,998 KZT per person2023: 4,511,714 KZT per person2024: 5,279,978 KZT per person2025: 5,996,036 KZT per person

Consumer price index (year over year)

113.5 % of the same month of the previous year

Period: October 2025 · Source: Bureau of National Statistics (BNS)

Kazakhstan: 112.6

Dynamics

99111.5123.92011-012013-072016-012018-072021-012023-072025-102011-01: 107.0 % of the same month of the previous year2011-02: 107.8 % of the same month of the previous year2011-03: 107.5 % of the same month of the previous year2011-04: 107.4 % of the same month of the previous year2011-05: 107.6 % of the same month of the previous year2011-06: 107.7 % of the same month of the previous year2011-07: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2011-08: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2011-09: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2011-10: 107.7 % of the same month of the previous year2011-11: 107.3 % of the same month of the previous year2011-12: 106.8 % of the same month of the previous year2012-01: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2012-02: 104.3 % of the same month of the previous year2012-03: 104.5 % of the same month of the previous year2012-04: 104.7 % of the same month of the previous year2012-05: 104.7 % of the same month of the previous year2012-06: 104.6 % of the same month of the previous year2012-07: 103.9 % of the same month of the previous year2012-08: 104.6 % of the same month of the previous year2012-09: 104.6 % of the same month of the previous year2012-10: 105.0 % of the same month of the previous year2012-11: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2012-12: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2013-01: 109.0 % of the same month of the previous year2013-02: 108.4 % of the same month of the previous year2013-03: 107.5 % of the same month of the previous year2013-04: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2013-05: 106.4 % of the same month of the previous year2013-06: 106.3 % of the same month of the previous year2013-07: 106.2 % of the same month of the previous year2013-08: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2013-09: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2013-10: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2013-11: 104.7 % of the same month of the previous year2013-12: 104.5 % of the same month of the previous year2014-01: 101.4 % of the same month of the previous year2014-02: 103.0 % of the same month of the previous year2014-03: 104.5 % of the same month of the previous year2014-04: 104.9 % of the same month of the previous year2014-05: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2014-06: 105.8 % of the same month of the previous year2014-07: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2014-08: 106.0 % of the same month of the previous year2014-09: 106.2 % of the same month of the previous year2014-10: 106.3 % of the same month of the previous year2014-11: 106.6 % of the same month of the previous year2014-12: 106.7 % of the same month of the previous year2015-01: 106.8 % of the same month of the previous year2015-02: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2015-03: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2015-04: 104.2 % of the same month of the previous year2015-05: 103.8 % of the same month of the previous year2015-06: 103.5 % of the same month of the previous year2015-07: 103.2 % of the same month of the previous year2015-08: 103.3 % of the same month of the previous year2015-09: 103.6 % of the same month of the previous year2015-10: 108.2 % of the same month of the previous year2015-11: 111.7 % of the same month of the previous year2015-12: 112.2 % of the same month of the previous year2016-01: 112.7 % of the same month of the previous year2016-02: 115.4 % of the same month of the previous year2016-03: 116.2 % of the same month of the previous year2016-04: 117.1 % of the same month of the previous year2016-05: 117.1 % of the same month of the previous year2016-06: 117.3 % of the same month of the previous year2016-07: 117.8 % of the same month of the previous year2016-08: 117.6 % of the same month of the previous year2016-09: 116.3 % of the same month of the previous year2016-10: 111.3 % of the same month of the previous year2016-11: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2016-12: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2017-01: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2017-02: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2017-03: 106.6 % of the same month of the previous year2017-04: 106.2 % of the same month of the previous year2017-05: 106.3 % of the same month of the previous year2017-06: 106.3 % of the same month of the previous year2017-07: 106.1 % of the same month of the previous year2017-08: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2017-09: 106.1 % of the same month of the previous year2017-10: 106.7 % of the same month of the previous year2017-11: 106.3 % of the same month of the previous year2017-12: 106.4 % of the same month of the previous year2018-01: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2018-02: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2018-03: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2018-04: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2018-05: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2018-06: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2018-07: 104.9 % of the same month of the previous year2018-08: 105.8 % of the same month of the previous year2018-09: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2018-10: 105.0 % of the same month of the previous year2018-11: 106.1 % of the same month of the previous year2018-12: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2019-01: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2019-02: 104.4 % of the same month of the previous year2019-03: 104.7 % of the same month of the previous year2019-04: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2019-05: 105.0 % of the same month of the previous year2019-06: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2019-07: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2019-08: 105.0 % of the same month of the previous year2019-09: 105.1 % of the same month of the previous year2019-10: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2019-11: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2019-12: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2020-01: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2020-02: 106.0 % of the same month of the previous year2020-03: 106.1 % of the same month of the previous year2020-04: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2020-05: 105.8 % of the same month of the previous year2020-06: 106.3 % of the same month of the previous year2020-07: 106.5 % of the same month of the previous year2020-08: 106.8 % of the same month of the previous year2020-09: 107.0 % of the same month of the previous year2020-10: 106.8 % of the same month of the previous year2020-11: 107.0 % of the same month of the previous year2020-12: 107.5 % of the same month of the previous year2021-01: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2021-02: 107.4 % of the same month of the previous year2021-03: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2021-04: 108.0 % of the same month of the previous year2021-05: 108.1 % of the same month of the previous year2021-06: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2021-07: 108.9 % of the same month of the previous year2021-08: 109.2 % of the same month of the previous year2021-09: 109.3 % of the same month of the previous year2021-10: 109.2 % of the same month of the previous year2021-11: 108.8 % of the same month of the previous year2021-12: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2022-01: 109.2 % of the same month of the previous year2022-02: 109.0 % of the same month of the previous year2022-03: 112.9 % of the same month of the previous year2022-04: 113.5 % of the same month of the previous year2022-05: 113.9 % of the same month of the previous year2022-06: 114.5 % of the same month of the previous year2022-07: 115.4 % of the same month of the previous year2022-08: 116.1 % of the same month of the previous year2022-09: 117.2 % of the same month of the previous year2022-10: 118.4 % of the same month of the previous year2022-11: 119.2 % of the same month of the previous year2022-12: 119.8 % of the same month of the previous year2023-01: 120.7 % of the same month of the previous year2023-02: 121.5 % of the same month of the previous year2023-03: 117.7 % of the same month of the previous year2023-04: 117.0 % of the same month of the previous year2023-05: 116.2 % of the same month of the previous year2023-06: 114.4 % of the same month of the previous year2023-07: 113.2 % of the same month of the previous year2023-08: 112.5 % of the same month of the previous year2023-09: 111.6 % of the same month of the previous year2023-10: 110.5 % of the same month of the previous year2023-11: 110.3 % of the same month of the previous year2023-12: 109.3 % of the same month of the previous year2024-01: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2024-02: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2024-03: 108.8 % of the same month of the previous year2024-04: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2024-05: 108.1 % of the same month of the previous year2024-06: 108.2 % of the same month of the previous year2024-07: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2024-08: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2024-09: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2024-10: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2024-11: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2024-12: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2025-01: 109.3 % of the same month of the previous year2025-02: 109.9 % of the same month of the previous year2025-03: 109.4 % of the same month of the previous year2025-04: 110.1 % of the same month of the previous year2025-05: 111.0 % of the same month of the previous year2025-06: 111.7 % of the same month of the previous year2025-07: 111.7 % of the same month of the previous year2025-08: 112.5 % of the same month of the previous year2025-09: 113.5 % of the same month of the previous year2025-10: 113.5 % of the same month of the previous year

All indicators

Population and demography

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Population949,524persons2025
Urban population717,622persons2025
Rural population231,902persons2025
Births16,024persons2025
Crude birth rate16.82per 1,000 people2025
Deaths5,759persons2025
Crude death rate6.04per 1,000 people2025
Infant mortality rate5.71per 1,000 live births2025
Natural increasecalculated*10,265persons2025
Rate of natural increasecalculated*10.78per 1,000 people2025

Income and living standards

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Poverty rate4.5%2024

Labour market

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Unemployment rate4.7%Q2 2025
Employment rate70.2%2024
Employed: agriculture, forestry and fishing31,198persons2024
Employed: industry and construction131,345persons2024
Employed: services295,314persons2024

Economy

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Gross regional product*5,693,380KZT million2025
GRP per capitacalculated*5,996,036KZT per person2025
GVA: wholesale and retail trade*597,551KZT million2024
GVA: transport and storage*471,202KZT million2024
GVA: information and communication*34,713KZT million2024
GVA: real estate*530,129KZT million2024

Industry

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: mining and quarrying*701,443KZT million2024
GVA: manufacturing*737,632KZT million2024
Crude oil production4,585.5thousand tonnes2025
Natural gas production4,551.0million m³2025
Coal production3.0thousand tonnes2012
Iron ore production576.3thousand tonnes2023
Copper ore production1,105.0thousand tonnes2025
Electricity generation4,461.8million kWh2025
Motor gasoline production3.0thousand tonnes2016
Diesel production60.5thousand tonnes2025
Flour production114,610tonnes2025
Bread production27,604tonnes2025

Agriculture

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: agriculture, forestry and fishing*247,205KZT million2024
Harvested area: cereals and pulses426,056hectares2025
Harvested area: oilseeds59,836hectares2025
Harvested area: fodder crops7,263,729hectares2025
Harvested area: vegetables2,103hectares2025
Milk production183.4thousand tonnes2025
Wool production2,639.6tonnes2025
Egg production239.2million pcs2025
Fish catch330tonnes2025
Roundwood harvest*150m³2002

Construction and housing

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: construction*362,436KZT million2024

Prices and inflation

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Consumer price index (year over year)113.5% of the same month of the previous yearOctober 2025
Consumer price index (month over month)100.5% of the previous monthOctober 2025
Consumer price index (since December)111.4% of December of the previous yearOctober 2025

Education

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
University students24,668persons2025
University teaching staff1,310persons2025
University graduates5,136persons2025
TVET graduates9,077persons2025
TVET teachers2,056persons2025
School students189,384persons2025
School teachers21,127persons2025
Adjusted net enrolment, primary education99.92%2025

Healthcare

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Hospital beds4,362beds2024
Hospitals42units2024

Foreign trade

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Exports of goods2,009.3USD million2025
Imports of goods1,203.7USD million2025

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Internet users93.6%2025
Mobile phone owners93.4%2025