Population
805,156 persons
Period: 2025 · Source: Bureau of National Statistics (BNS)
Kazakhstan: 20,283,399

Administrative centre: Aktau
Regional akim (governor): Nurdaulet Kilybay
Administrative centre: Aktau. The population is 805,156 people (data for 2025), which is 4.0% of the population of Kazakhstan. From 2015 to 2025 the population changed by +32.7% (from 606,843 to 805,156 people). The urban population is 46.0% and the rural population is 54.0%. Gross regional product for 2025 is KZT 5,620,542 million (3.5% of the national GRP); per capita it is KZT 6,980,686. The unemployment rate is 5.1% (Q2 2025) and the employment rate is 69.6% (2024). The consumer price index relative to the same month of the previous year is 112.1 (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.
805,156 persons
Period: 2025 · Source: Bureau of National Statistics (BNS)
Kazakhstan: 20,283,399
7.3 %
Period: 2024 · Source: Bureau of National Statistics (BNS)
Kazakhstan: 5.0
5.1 %
Period: Q2 2025 · Source: Bureau of National Statistics (BNS)
Kazakhstan: 4.6
5,620,542 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
6,980,686 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
112.1 % of the same month of the previous year
Period: October 2025 · Source: Bureau of National Statistics (BNS)
Kazakhstan: 112.6
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 805,156 | persons | 2025 |
| Urban population | 370,671 | persons | 2025 |
| Rural population | 434,485 | persons | 2025 |
| Births | 17,390 | persons | 2025 |
| Crude birth rate | 21.40 | per 1,000 people | 2025 |
| Deaths | 3,484 | persons | 2025 |
| Crude death rate | 4.29 | per 1,000 people | 2025 |
| Infant mortality rate | 5.72 | per 1,000 live births | 2025 |
| Natural increasecalculated* | 13,906 | persons | 2025 |
| Rate of natural increasecalculated* | 17.11 | per 1,000 people | 2025 |
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.3 | % | 2024 |
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | % | Q2 2025 |
| Employment rate | 69.6 | % | 2024 |
| Employed: agriculture, forestry and fishing | 4,634 | persons | 2024 |
| Employed: industry and construction | 105,413 | persons | 2024 |
| Employed: services | 237,381 | persons | 2024 |
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross regional product* | 5,620,542 | KZT million | 2025 |
| GRP per capitacalculated* | 6,980,686 | KZT per person | 2025 |
| GVA: wholesale and retail trade* | 318,689 | KZT million | 2024 |
| GVA: transport and storage* | 402,727 | KZT million | 2024 |
| GVA: information and communication* | 22,518 | KZT million | 2024 |
| GVA: real estate* | 308,818 | KZT million | 2024 |
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVA: mining and quarrying* | 1,679,304 | KZT million | 2024 |
| GVA: manufacturing* | 215,390 | KZT million | 2024 |
| Crude oil production | 17,191.5 | thousand tonnes | 2025 |
| Natural gas production | 2,545.7 | million m³ | 2025 |
| Coal production | 1.0 | thousand tonnes | 1998 |
| Electricity generation | 5,160.9 | million kWh | 2025 |
| Motor gasoline production | 0.4 | thousand tonnes | 2015 |
| Diesel production | 15.3 | thousand tonnes | 2025 |
| Flour production | 6,843 | tonnes | 2025 |
| Bread production | 6,948 | tonnes | 2025 |
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVA: agriculture, forestry and fishing* | 43,388 | KZT million | 2024 |
| Harvested area: fodder crops | 87,164 | hectares | 2025 |
| Harvested area: vegetables | 327 | hectares | 2025 |
| Milk production | 5.9 | thousand tonnes | 2025 |
| Wool production | 810.2 | tonnes | 2025 |
| Egg production | 1.8 | million pcs | 2025 |
| Fish catch | 4,975 | tonnes | 2025 |
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVA: construction* | 391,688 | KZT million | 2024 |
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer price index (year over year) | 112.1 | % of the same month of the previous year | October 2025 |
| Consumer price index (month over month) | 100.9 | % of the previous month | October 2025 |
| Consumer price index (since December) | 110.1 | % of December of the previous year | October 2025 |
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| University students | 7,510 | persons | 2025 |
| University teaching staff | 357 | persons | 2025 |
| University graduates | 1,514 | persons | 2025 |
| TVET graduates | 6,177 | persons | 2025 |
| TVET teachers | 1,553 | persons | 2025 |
| School students | 194,760 | persons | 2025 |
| School teachers | 17,144 | persons | 2025 |
| Adjusted net enrolment, primary education | 99.90 | % | 2025 |
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds | 3,532 | beds | 2024 |
| Hospitals | 36 | units | 2024 |
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods | 3,152.5 | USD million | 2025 |
| Imports of goods | 653.9 | USD million | 2025 |
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 97.1 | % | 2025 |
| Mobile phone owners | 93.3 | % | 2025 |