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Karaganda Region

Administrative centre: Karaganda

Regional akim (governor): Yermaganbet Bulekpayev

The region at a glance

Administrative centre: Karaganda. The population is 1,133,933 people (data for 2025), which is 5.6% of the population of Kazakhstan. From 2022 to 2025 the population changed by −0.1% (from 1,134,966 to 1,133,933 people). The urban population is 82.0% and the rural population is 18.0%. Gross regional product for 2025 is KZT 11,043,244 million (6.9% of the national GRP); per capita it is KZT 9,738,886. The unemployment rate is 4.0% (Q2 2025) and the employment rate is 62.6% (2024). The consumer price index relative to the same month of the previous year is 114.2 (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

1,133,933 persons

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

Kazakhstan: 20,283,399

Dynamics

1.1M1.3M1.4M2000200520102015202020252000: 1,390,454 persons2001: 1,364,781 persons2002: 1,344,244 persons2003: 1,333,656 persons2004: 1,330,927 persons2005: 1,331,702 persons2006: 1,334,438 persons2007: 1,339,368 persons2008: 1,342,081 persons2009: 1,341,207 persons2010: 1,346,822 persons2011: 1,352,217 persons2012: 1,357,969 persons2013: 1,362,777 persons2014: 1,369,658 persons2015: 1,378,121 persons2016: 1,384,810 persons2017: 1,382,734 persons2018: 1,380,537 persons2019: 1,378,532 persons2020: 1,376,882 persons2021: 1,375,938 persons2022: 1,134,966 persons2023: 1,134,855 persons2024: 1,135,351 persons2025: 1,133,933 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

2.8 %

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

Kazakhstan: 5.0

Dynamics

-3.320.44420012005200920132017202120242001: 39.4 %2002: 35.4 %2003: 29.4 %2004: 26.7 %2005: 21.1 %2006: 20.2 %2007: 8.5 %2008: 4.9 %2009: 3.9 %2010: 3.8 %2011: 3.5 %2012: 2.8 %2013: 2.0 %2014: 1.4 %2015: 1.5 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 1.6 %2018: 2.3 %2019: 2.5 %2020: 3.0 %2021: 3.2 %2022: 3.8 %2023: 3.0 %2024: 2.8 %

○ 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

4.0 %

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

Kazakhstan: 4.6

Dynamics

44.14.22023-Q12023-Q32024-Q12024-Q32025-Q12025-Q22023-Q1: 4.2 %2023-Q2: 4.1 %2023-Q3: 4.1 %2023-Q4: 4.2 %2024-Q1: 4.2 %2024-Q2: 4.1 %2024-Q3: 4.1 %2024-Q4: 4.0 %2025-Q1: 4.0 %2025-Q2: 4.0 %

Gross regional product

11,043,244 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

772.4K6.5M12.1M2010201320162019202220252010: 1,872,842 KZT million2011: 2,387,705 KZT million2012: 2,446,510 KZT million2013: 2,621,889 KZT million2014: 2,899,977 KZT million2015: 3,107,086 KZT million2016: 3,712,056 KZT million2017: 4,284,363 KZT million2018: 4,734,402 KZT million2019: 5,388,261 KZT million2020: 6,099,856 KZT million2021: 7,446,273 KZT million2022: 7,278,059 KZT million2023: 7,711,828 KZT million2024: 9,059,477 KZT million2025: 11,043,244 KZT million

GRP per capita

9,738,886 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

388.8K5.6M10.7M2010201320162019202220252010: 1,390,564 KZT per person2011: 1,765,771 KZT per person2012: 1,801,595 KZT per person2013: 1,923,931 KZT per person2014: 2,117,300 KZT per person2015: 2,254,581 KZT per person2016: 2,680,552 KZT per person2017: 3,098,472 KZT per person2018: 3,429,392 KZT per person2019: 3,908,695 KZT per person2020: 4,430,195 KZT per person2021: 5,411,780 KZT per person2022: 6,412,579 KZT per person2023: 6,795,430 KZT per person2024: 7,979,451 KZT per person2025: 9,738,886 KZT per person

Consumer price index (year over year)

114.2 % of the same month of the previous year

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

Kazakhstan: 112.6

Dynamics

101.9112.7123.42011-012013-072016-012018-072021-012023-072025-102011-01: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2011-02: 109.8 % of the same month of the previous year2011-03: 109.2 % of the same month of the previous year2011-04: 109.4 % of the same month of the previous year2011-05: 109.1 % of the same month of the previous year2011-06: 109.2 % of the same month of the previous year2011-07: 109.5 % of the same month of the previous year2011-08: 109.7 % of the same month of the previous year2011-09: 109.0 % of the same month of the previous year2011-10: 108.0 % of the same month of the previous year2011-11: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2011-12: 108.2 % of the same month of the previous year2012-01: 106.4 % of the same month of the previous year2012-02: 104.6 % of the same month of the previous year2012-03: 104.7 % of the same month of the previous year2012-04: 105.1 % of the same month of the previous year2012-05: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2012-06: 106.0 % of the same month of the previous year2012-07: 105.6 % of the same month of the previous year2012-08: 106.4 % of the same month of the previous year2012-09: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2012-10: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2012-11: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2012-12: 107.0 % of the same month of the previous year2013-01: 107.5 % of the same month of the previous year2013-02: 108.2 % of the same month of the previous year2013-03: 107.9 % of the same month of the previous year2013-04: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2013-05: 106.3 % of the same month of the previous year2013-06: 107.3 % of the same month of the previous year2013-07: 107.5 % of the same month of the previous year2013-08: 107.7 % of the same month of the previous year2013-09: 107.5 % of the same month of the previous year2013-10: 107.3 % of the same month of the previous year2013-11: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2013-12: 107.4 % of the same month of the previous year2014-01: 107.5 % of the same month of the previous year2014-02: 108.1 % of the same month of the previous year2014-03: 109.5 % of the same month of the previous year2014-04: 109.6 % of the same month of the previous year2014-05: 109.9 % of the same month of the previous year2014-06: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2014-07: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2014-08: 107.8 % of the same month of the previous year2014-09: 108.2 % of the same month of the previous year2014-10: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2014-11: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2014-12: 108.0 % of the same month of the previous year2015-01: 107.4 % of the same month of the previous year2015-02: 106.6 % of the same month of the previous year2015-03: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2015-04: 105.0 % of the same month of the previous year2015-05: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2015-06: 104.6 % of the same month of the previous year2015-07: 104.4 % of the same month of the previous year2015-08: 104.0 % of the same month of the previous year2015-09: 104.3 % of the same month of the previous year2015-10: 109.1 % of the same month of the previous year2015-11: 111.0 % of the same month of the previous year2015-12: 111.6 % of the same month of the previous year2016-01: 112.6 % of the same month of the previous year2016-02: 113.4 % of the same month of the previous year2016-03: 113.6 % of the same month of the previous year2016-04: 113.9 % of the same month of the previous year2016-05: 114.1 % of the same month of the previous year2016-06: 115.5 % of the same month of the previous year2016-07: 116.5 % of the same month of the previous year2016-08: 115.3 % of the same month of the previous year2016-09: 114.1 % of the same month of the previous year2016-10: 109.9 % of the same month of the previous year2016-11: 108.8 % of the same month of the previous year2016-12: 108.2 % of the same month of the previous year2017-01: 107.9 % of the same month of the previous year2017-02: 107.5 % of the same month of the previous year2017-03: 107.6 % of the same month of the previous year2017-04: 107.4 % of the same month of the previous year2017-05: 107.3 % of the same month of the previous year2017-06: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2017-07: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2017-08: 106.6 % of the same month of the previous year2017-09: 106.7 % of the same month of the previous year2017-10: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2017-11: 106.2 % of the same month of the previous year2017-12: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2018-01: 106.2 % of the same month of the previous year2018-02: 106.1 % of the same month of the previous year2018-03: 106.1 % of the same month of the previous year2018-04: 106.4 % of the same month of the previous year2018-05: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2018-06: 105.0 % of the same month of the previous year2018-07: 105.6 % of the same month of the previous year2018-08: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2018-09: 106.0 % of the same month of the previous year2018-10: 104.9 % of the same month of the previous year2018-11: 105.1 % of the same month of the previous year2018-12: 105.1 % of the same month of the previous year2019-01: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2019-02: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2019-03: 104.9 % of the same month of the previous year2019-04: 105.0 % of the same month of the previous year2019-05: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2019-06: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2019-07: 105.8 % of the same month of the previous year2019-08: 105.6 % of the same month of the previous year2019-09: 105.8 % of the same month of the previous year2019-10: 106.2 % of the same month of the previous year2019-11: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2019-12: 105.6 % of the same month of the previous year2020-01: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2020-02: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2020-03: 106.3 % of the same month of the previous year2020-04: 106.8 % of the same month of the previous year2020-05: 106.1 % of the same month of the previous year2020-06: 106.4 % of the same month of the previous year2020-07: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2020-08: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2020-09: 106.8 % of the same month of the previous year2020-10: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2020-11: 107.4 % of the same month of the previous year2020-12: 107.7 % of the same month of the previous year2021-01: 107.8 % of the same month of the previous year2021-02: 107.8 % of the same month of the previous year2021-03: 107.8 % of the same month of the previous year2021-04: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2021-05: 107.8 % of the same month of the previous year2021-06: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2021-07: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2021-08: 108.9 % of the same month of the previous year2021-09: 109.4 % of the same month of the previous year2021-10: 109.6 % of the same month of the previous year2021-11: 108.9 % of the same month of the previous year2021-12: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2022-01: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2022-02: 109.2 % of the same month of the previous year2022-03: 112.0 % of the same month of the previous year2022-04: 113.5 % of the same month of the previous year2022-05: 114.8 % of the same month of the previous year2022-06: 115.5 % of the same month of the previous year2022-07: 115.3 % of the same month of the previous year2022-08: 116.6 % of the same month of the previous year2022-09: 118.4 % of the same month of the previous year2022-10: 119.4 % of the same month of the previous year2022-11: 120.2 % of the same month of the previous year2022-12: 120.7 % of the same month of the previous year2023-01: 120.6 % of the same month of the previous year2023-02: 121.3 % of the same month of the previous year2023-03: 118.5 % of the same month of the previous year2023-04: 116.9 % of the same month of the previous year2023-05: 115.4 % of the same month of the previous year2023-06: 114.0 % of the same month of the previous year2023-07: 113.7 % of the same month of the previous year2023-08: 113.5 % of the same month of the previous year2023-09: 112.3 % of the same month of the previous year2023-10: 111.4 % of the same month of the previous year2023-11: 111.6 % of the same month of the previous year2023-12: 111.1 % of the same month of the previous year2024-01: 111.3 % of the same month of the previous year2024-02: 111.5 % of the same month of the previous year2024-03: 110.8 % of the same month of the previous year2024-04: 110.6 % of the same month of the previous year2024-05: 110.5 % of the same month of the previous year2024-06: 110.8 % of the same month of the previous year2024-07: 110.6 % of the same month of the previous year2024-08: 109.4 % of the same month of the previous year2024-09: 108.8 % of the same month of the previous year2024-10: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2024-11: 108.9 % of the same month of the previous year2024-12: 109.6 % of the same month of the previous year2025-01: 109.9 % of the same month of the previous year2025-02: 109.9 % of the same month of the previous year2025-03: 112.1 % of the same month of the previous year2025-04: 112.8 % of the same month of the previous year2025-05: 112.7 % of the same month of the previous year2025-06: 113.5 % of the same month of the previous year2025-07: 113.8 % of the same month of the previous year2025-08: 114.4 % of the same month of the previous year2025-09: 114.9 % of the same month of the previous year2025-10: 114.2 % 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
Population1,133,933persons2025
Urban population929,709persons2025
Rural population204,224persons2025
Births13,879persons2025
Crude birth rate12.25per 1,000 people2025
Deaths10,762persons2025
Crude death rate9.50per 1,000 people2025
Infant mortality rate5.31per 1,000 live births2025
Natural increasecalculated*3,117persons2025
Rate of natural increasecalculated*2.75per 1,000 people2025

Income and living standards

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Poverty rate2.8%2024

Labour market

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Unemployment rate4.0%Q2 2025
Employment rate62.6%2024
Employed: agriculture, forestry and fishing29,366persons2024
Employed: industry and construction171,575persons2024
Employed: services341,731persons2024

Economy

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Gross regional product*11,043,244KZT million2025
GRP per capitacalculated*9,738,886KZT per person2025
GVA: wholesale and retail trade*1,574,334KZT million2024
GVA: transport and storage*314,564KZT million2024
GVA: information and communication*54,074KZT million2024
GVA: real estate*753,726KZT million2024

Industry

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: mining and quarrying*826,140KZT million2024
GVA: manufacturing*3,041,012KZT million2024
Coal production41,523.2thousand tonnes2025
Iron ore production6,242.5thousand tonnes2025
Copper ore production19,943.8thousand tonnes2025
Electricity generation12,706.5million kWh2025
Diesel production*0.1thousand tonnes2005
Flour production330,565tonnes2025
Bread production25,689tonnes2025

Agriculture

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: agriculture, forestry and fishing*275,081KZT million2024
Harvested area: cereals and pulses904,699hectares2025
Harvested area: oilseeds85,704hectares2025
Harvested area: fodder crops3,334,629hectares2025
Harvested area: vegetables2,064hectares2025
Milk production224.7thousand tonnes2025
Wool production1,080.9tonnes2025
Egg production634.0million pcs2025
Fish catch1,241tonnes2025
Roundwood harvest*1,895m³2005

Construction and housing

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: construction*568,307KZT million2024

Prices and inflation

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Consumer price index (year over year)114.2% of the same month of the previous yearOctober 2025
Consumer price index (month over month)100.2% of the previous monthOctober 2025
Consumer price index (since December)111.4% of December of the previous yearOctober 2025

Education

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
University students40,762persons2025
University teaching staff2,780persons2025
University graduates9,833persons2025
TVET graduates10,742persons2025
TVET teachers2,381persons2025
School students175,955persons2025
School teachers17,587persons2025
Adjusted net enrolment, primary education99.74%2025

Healthcare

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Hospital beds7,206beds2024
Hospitals54units2024

Foreign trade

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Exports of goods3,333.3USD million2025
Imports of goods2,813.1USD million2025

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Internet users94.3%2025
Mobile phone owners92.1%2025