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East Kazakhstan Region

Administrative centre: Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk)

Regional akim (governor): Nurymbet Saktaganov

The region at a glance

Administrative centre: Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk). The population is 723,967 people (data for 2025), which is 3.6% of the population of Kazakhstan. From 2022 to 2025 the population changed by −1.2% (from 732,966 to 723,967 people). The urban population is 67.1% and the rural population is 32.9%. Gross regional product for 2025 is KZT 5,857,379 million (3.7% of the national GRP); per capita it is KZT 8,090,671. The unemployment rate is 4.6% (Q2 2025) and the employment rate is 64.0% (2024). The consumer price index relative to the same month of the previous year is 112.5 (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

723,967 persons

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

Kazakhstan: 20,283,399

Dynamics

628.8K1.1M1.6M2000200520102015202020252000: 1,516,785 persons2001: 1,499,097 persons2002: 1,482,550 persons2003: 1,465,931 persons2004: 1,455,412 persons2005: 1,442,097 persons2006: 1,431,180 persons2007: 1,424,513 persons2008: 1,417,384 persons2009: 1,396,871 persons2010: 1,398,073 persons2011: 1,398,078 persons2012: 1,395,060 persons2013: 1,394,068 persons2014: 1,394,388 persons2015: 1,395,466 persons2016: 1,396,019 persons2017: 1,389,568 persons2018: 1,383,745 persons2019: 1,378,527 persons2020: 1,369,597 persons2021: 1,363,797 persons2022: 732,966 persons2023: 730,238 persons2024: 727,053 persons2025: 723,967 persons

○ Before 2022 the data are within the region's former borders (before the Abai, Jetisu and Ulytau regions were separated); the series is not comparable with values from 2022 onward.

Poverty rate

4.1 %

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

Kazakhstan: 5.0

Dynamics

-2.419.34120012005200920132017202120242001: 36.8 %2002: 36.1 %2003: 31.9 %2004: 31.6 %2005: 26.6 %2006: 12.5 %2007: 9.8 %2008: 9.9 %2009: 6.6 %2010: 8.4 %2011: 6.1 %2012: 3.4 %2013: 2.4 %2014: 2.5 %2015: 2.0 %2016: 1.8 %2017: 1.8 %2018: 6.3 %2019: 6.2 %2020: 6.5 %2021: 5.5 %2022: 4.8 %2023: 4.2 %2024: 4.1 %

○ Before 2022 the data are within the region's former borders (before the Abai, Jetisu and Ulytau regions were separated); the series is not comparable with values from 2022 onward.

Unemployment rate

4.6 %

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

Kazakhstan: 4.6

Dynamics

4.64.74.72023-Q12023-Q32024-Q12024-Q32025-Q12025-Q22023-Q1: 4.7 %2023-Q2: 4.7 %2023-Q3: 4.6 %2023-Q4: 4.6 %2024-Q1: 4.6 %2024-Q2: 4.6 %2024-Q3: 4.6 %2024-Q4: 4.6 %2025-Q1: 4.6 %2025-Q2: 4.6 %

Gross regional product

5,857,379 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

690.5K3.6M6.4M2010201320162019202220252010: 1,244,103 KZT million2011: 1,620,940 KZT million2012: 1,811,151 KZT million2013: 2,062,969 KZT million2014: 2,282,710 KZT million2015: 2,311,366 KZT million2016: 2,793,896 KZT million2017: 3,174,813 KZT million2018: 3,589,333 KZT million2019: 4,024,968 KZT million2020: 4,605,532 KZT million2021: 5,063,662 KZT million2022: 3,916,818 KZT million2023: 4,459,056 KZT million2024: 5,035,142 KZT million2025: 5,857,379 KZT million

GRP per capita

8,090,671 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

25.8K4.5M9M2010201320162019202220252010: 889,870 KZT per person2011: 1,159,406 KZT per person2012: 1,298,260 KZT per person2013: 1,479,820 KZT per person2014: 1,637,069 KZT per person2015: 1,656,340 KZT per person2016: 2,001,331 KZT per person2017: 2,284,748 KZT per person2018: 2,593,926 KZT per person2019: 2,919,760 KZT per person2020: 3,362,691 KZT per person2021: 3,712,915 KZT per person2022: 5,343,792 KZT per person2023: 6,106,305 KZT per person2024: 6,925,413 KZT per person2025: 8,090,671 KZT per person

Consumer price index (year over year)

112.5 % of the same month of the previous year

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

Kazakhstan: 112.6

Dynamics

101.7112.41232011-012013-062015-112018-042020-092023-072025-102011-01: 108.4 % of the same month of the previous year2011-02: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2011-03: 108.1 % of the same month of the previous year2011-04: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2011-05: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2011-06: 108.8 % of the same month of the previous year2011-07: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2011-08: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2011-09: 108.2 % of the same month of the previous year2011-10: 107.5 % of the same month of the previous year2011-11: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2011-12: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2012-01: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2012-02: 105.0 % of the same month of the previous year2012-03: 104.5 % of the same month of the previous year2012-04: 103.8 % of the same month of the previous year2012-05: 104.5 % of the same month of the previous year2012-06: 104.4 % of the same month of the previous year2012-07: 104.9 % of the same month of the previous year2012-08: 104.9 % of the same month of the previous year2012-09: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2012-10: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2012-11: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2012-12: 106.1 % of the same month of the previous year2013-01: 106.2 % of the same month of the previous year2013-02: 106.4 % of the same month of the previous year2013-03: 106.1 % of the same month of the previous year2013-04: 106.1 % of the same month of the previous year2013-05: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2013-06: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2013-07: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2013-08: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2013-09: 105.0 % of the same month of the previous year2013-10: 104.7 % of the same month of the previous year2013-11: 104.5 % of the same month of the previous year2013-12: 104.5 % of the same month of the previous year2014-01: 104.4 % of the same month of the previous year2014-02: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2014-03: 106.8 % of the same month of the previous year2014-04: 106.7 % of the same month of the previous year2014-05: 107.3 % of the same month of the previous year2014-06: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2014-07: 107.0 % of the same month of the previous year2014-08: 107.4 % of the same month of the previous year2014-09: 107.6 % of the same month of the previous year2014-10: 107.8 % of the same month of the previous year2014-11: 107.7 % of the same month of the previous year2014-12: 107.4 % of the same month of the previous year2015-01: 107.5 % of the same month of the previous year2015-02: 106.2 % of the same month of the previous year2015-03: 104.9 % of the same month of the previous year2015-04: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2015-05: 104.3 % of the same month of the previous year2015-06: 104.1 % of the same month of the previous year2015-07: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2015-08: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2015-09: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2015-10: 109.3 % of the same month of the previous year2015-11: 112.7 % of the same month of the previous year2015-12: 113.2 % of the same month of the previous year2016-01: 113.9 % of the same month of the previous year2016-02: 114.8 % of the same month of the previous year2016-03: 115.3 % of the same month of the previous year2016-04: 115.7 % of the same month of the previous year2016-05: 116.1 % of the same month of the previous year2016-06: 117.4 % of the same month of the previous year2016-07: 116.3 % of the same month of the previous year2016-08: 116.2 % of the same month of the previous year2016-09: 114.4 % of the same month of the previous year2016-10: 111.0 % of the same month of the previous year2016-11: 108.4 % of the same month of the previous year2016-12: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2017-01: 108.0 % of the same month of the previous year2017-02: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2017-03: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2017-04: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2017-05: 107.9 % of the same month of the previous year2017-06: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2017-07: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2017-08: 106.7 % of the same month of the previous year2017-09: 107.0 % of the same month of the previous year2017-10: 107.9 % of the same month of the previous year2017-11: 107.4 % of the same month of the previous year2017-12: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2018-01: 106.7 % of the same month of the previous year2018-02: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2018-03: 106.2 % of the same month of the previous year2018-04: 106.0 % of the same month of the previous year2018-05: 105.8 % of the same month of the previous year2018-06: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2018-07: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2018-08: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2018-09: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2018-10: 105.1 % of the same month of the previous year2018-11: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2018-12: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2019-01: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2019-02: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2019-03: 104.5 % of the same month of the previous year2019-04: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2019-05: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2019-06: 105.6 % of the same month of the previous year2019-07: 105.6 % of the same month of the previous year2019-08: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2019-09: 105.6 % of the same month of the previous year2019-10: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2019-11: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2019-12: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2020-01: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2020-02: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2020-03: 106.0 % of the same month of the previous year2020-04: 106.4 % of the same month of the previous year2020-05: 106.7 % of the same month of the previous year2020-06: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2020-07: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2020-08: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2020-09: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2020-10: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2020-11: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2020-12: 107.3 % of the same month of the previous year2021-01: 107.5 % of the same month of the previous year2021-02: 107.4 % of the same month of the previous year2021-03: 107.4 % of the same month of the previous year2021-04: 107.6 % of the same month of the previous year2021-05: 107.3 % of the same month of the previous year2021-06: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2021-07: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2021-08: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2021-09: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2021-10: 108.8 % of the same month of the previous year2021-11: 109.2 % of the same month of the previous year2021-12: 109.1 % of the same month of the previous year2022-06: 114.3 % of the same month of the previous year2022-07: 115.6 % of the same month of the previous year2022-08: 116.8 % of the same month of the previous year2022-09: 118.8 % of the same month of the previous year2022-10: 119.0 % of the same month of the previous year2022-11: 119.3 % of the same month of the previous year2022-12: 120.0 % of the same month of the previous year2023-01: 120.8 % of the same month of the previous year2023-02: 120.9 % of the same month of the previous year2023-03: 118.7 % of the same month of the previous year2023-04: 116.7 % of the same month of the previous year2023-05: 116.0 % of the same month of the previous year2023-06: 115.3 % of the same month of the previous year2023-07: 114.0 % of the same month of the previous year2023-08: 112.9 % of the same month of the previous year2023-09: 111.4 % of the same month of the previous year2023-10: 110.9 % of the same month of the previous year2023-11: 110.5 % of the same month of the previous year2023-12: 110.1 % of the same month of the previous year2024-01: 110.1 % of the same month of the previous year2024-02: 110.2 % of the same month of the previous year2024-03: 109.7 % of the same month of the previous year2024-04: 109.6 % of the same month of the previous year2024-05: 109.3 % of the same month of the previous year2024-06: 108.9 % of the same month of the previous year2024-07: 109.0 % of the same month of the previous year2024-08: 109.2 % of the same month of the previous year2024-09: 109.2 % of the same month of the previous year2024-10: 109.1 % of the same month of the previous year2024-11: 108.9 % of the same month of the previous year2024-12: 108.8 % of the same month of the previous year2025-01: 109.2 % of the same month of the previous year2025-02: 109.4 % of the same month of the previous year2025-03: 110.1 % of the same month of the previous year2025-04: 110.5 % of the same month of the previous year2025-05: 111.0 % of the same month of the previous year2025-06: 112.0 % of the same month of the previous year2025-07: 111.9 % of the same month of the previous year2025-08: 111.7 % of the same month of the previous year2025-09: 112.3 % of the same month of the previous year2025-10: 112.5 % of the same month of the previous year

○ Before 2022 the data are within the region's former borders (before the Abai, Jetisu and Ulytau regions were separated); the series is not comparable with values from 2022 onward.

All indicators

Population and demography

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Population723,967persons2025
Urban population485,729persons2025
Rural population238,238persons2025
Births7,591persons2025
Crude birth rate10.52per 1,000 people2025
Deaths8,240persons2025
Crude death rate11.42per 1,000 people2025
Infant mortality rate5.99per 1,000 live births2025
Natural increasecalculated*-649persons2025
Rate of natural increasecalculated*-0.90per 1,000 people2025

Income and living standards

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Poverty rate4.1%2024

Labour market

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Unemployment rate4.6%Q2 2025
Employment rate64.0%2024
Employed: agriculture, forestry and fishing34,962persons2024
Employed: industry and construction99,443persons2024
Employed: services232,633persons2024

Economy

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Gross regional product*5,857,379KZT million2025
GRP per capitacalculated*8,090,671KZT per person2025
GVA: wholesale and retail trade*987,725KZT million2024
GVA: transport and storage*138,499KZT million2024
GVA: information and communication*31,379KZT million2024
GVA: real estate*352,744KZT million2024

Industry

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: mining and quarrying*458,963KZT million2024
GVA: manufacturing*1,480,086KZT million2024
Crude oil production0.2thousand tonnes2025
Natural gas production99.3million m³2022
Coal production5.6thousand tonnes2025
Copper ore production*55,962.3thousand tonnes2021
Electricity generation7,561.0million kWh2025
Motor gasoline production*0.1thousand tonnes2007
Diesel production*0.2thousand tonnes2007
Flour production93,949tonnes2025
Bread production15,791tonnes2025

Agriculture

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: agriculture, forestry and fishing*309,032KZT million2024
Harvested area: cereals and pulses238,484hectares2025
Harvested area: oilseeds259,718hectares2025
Harvested area: fodder crops416,773hectares2025
Harvested area: vegetables3,323hectares2025
Milk production262.6thousand tonnes2025
Wool production1,260.7tonnes2025
Egg production58.1million pcs2025
Fish catch11,501tonnes2025
Roundwood harvest75,580m³2025

Construction and housing

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: construction*363,562KZT million2024

Prices and inflation

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Consumer price index (year over year)112.5% of the same month of the previous yearOctober 2025
Consumer price index (month over month)100.9% of the previous monthOctober 2025
Consumer price index (since December)111.0% of December of the previous yearOctober 2025

Education

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
University students15,499persons2025
University teaching staff792persons2025
University graduates4,078persons2025
TVET graduates5,414persons2025
TVET teachers1,582persons2025
School students102,686persons2025
School teachers12,336persons2025
Adjusted net enrolment, primary education99.43%2025

Healthcare

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Hospital beds3,739beds2024
Hospitals29units2024

Foreign trade

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Exports of goods2,990.1USD million2025
Imports of goods1,985.8USD million2025

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Internet users98.0%2025
Mobile phone owners93.8%2025