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North Kazakhstan Region

Administrative centre: Petropavlovsk

Regional akim (governor): Gauez Nurmukhambetov

The region at a glance

Administrative centre: Petropavlovsk. The population is 522,171 people (data for 2025), which is 2.6% of the population of Kazakhstan. From 2015 to 2025 the population changed by −8.7% (from 571,830 to 522,171 people). The urban population is 49.5% and the rural population is 50.5%. Gross regional product for 2025 is KZT 3,053,960 million (1.9% of the national GRP); per capita it is KZT 5,848,582. The unemployment rate is 4.4% (Q2 2025) and the employment rate is 62.9% (2024). The consumer price index relative to the same month of the previous year is 113.4 (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

522,171 persons

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

Kazakhstan: 20,283,399

Dynamics

499.2K617.9K736.6K2000200520102015202020252000: 713,628 persons2001: 702,623 persons2002: 691,263 persons2003: 682,148 persons2004: 674,497 persons2005: 665,936 persons2006: 663,126 persons2007: 660,950 persons2008: 653,921 persons2009: 597,534 persons2010: 592,791 persons2011: 589,421 persons2012: 583,772 persons2013: 579,700 persons2014: 575,945 persons2015: 571,830 persons2016: 569,594 persons2017: 563,300 persons2018: 558,584 persons2019: 554,517 persons2020: 548,755 persons2021: 543,735 persons2022: 539,111 persons2023: 534,104 persons2024: 530,089 persons2025: 522,171 persons

Poverty rate

4.4 %

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

Kazakhstan: 5.0

Dynamics

-1.121.744.420012005200920132017202120242001: 25.1 %2002: 40.0 %2003: 30.3 %2004: 32.3 %2005: 28.5 %2006: 22.3 %2007: 16.0 %2008: 11.0 %2009: 7.3 %2010: 5.4 %2011: 9.6 %2012: 5.7 %2013: 4.8 %2014: 4.2 %2015: 3.7 %2016: 3.4 %2017: 3.3 %2018: 4.7 %2019: 5.6 %2020: 6.7 %2021: 5.5 %2022: 5.7 %2023: 4.9 %2024: 4.4 %

Unemployment rate

4.4 %

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

Kazakhstan: 4.6

Dynamics

4.34.752023-Q12023-Q32024-Q12024-Q32025-Q12025-Q22023-Q1: 4.9 %2023-Q2: 4.8 %2023-Q3: 4.7 %2023-Q4: 4.6 %2024-Q1: 4.7 %2024-Q2: 4.6 %2024-Q3: 4.5 %2024-Q4: 4.6 %2025-Q1: 4.5 %2025-Q2: 4.4 %

Gross regional product

3,053,960 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

156.5K1.8M3.4M2010201320162019202220252010: 466,955 KZT million2011: 666,596 KZT million2012: 679,610 KZT million2013: 749,879 KZT million2014: 795,551 KZT million2015: 837,180 KZT million2016: 918,237 KZT million2017: 1,113,959 KZT million2018: 1,212,008 KZT million2019: 1,382,322 KZT million2020: 1,571,904 KZT million2021: 1,790,770 KZT million2022: 2,198,854 KZT million2023: 2,227,596 KZT million2024: 2,621,212 KZT million2025: 3,053,960 KZT million

GRP per capita

5,848,582 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

180.4K3.3M6.5M2010201320162019202220252010: 787,723 KZT per person2011: 1,130,933 KZT per person2012: 1,164,171 KZT per person2013: 1,293,564 KZT per person2014: 1,381,297 KZT per person2015: 1,464,036 KZT per person2016: 1,612,090 KZT per person2017: 1,977,560 KZT per person2018: 2,169,786 KZT per person2019: 2,492,840 KZT per person2020: 2,864,491 KZT per person2021: 3,293,462 KZT per person2022: 4,078,667 KZT per person2023: 4,170,716 KZT per person2024: 4,944,853 KZT per person2025: 5,848,582 KZT per person

Consumer price index (year over year)

113.4 % of the same month of the previous year

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

Kazakhstan: 112.6

Dynamics

101.2112.8124.32011-012013-072016-012018-072021-012023-072025-102011-01: 107.8 % of the same month of the previous year2011-02: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2011-03: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2011-04: 107.9 % of the same month of the previous year2011-05: 108.1 % of the same month of the previous year2011-06: 108.0 % of the same month of the previous year2011-07: 109.9 % of the same month of the previous year2011-08: 110.1 % of the same month of the previous year2011-09: 110.0 % of the same month of the previous year2011-10: 109.5 % of the same month of the previous year2011-11: 109.1 % of the same month of the previous year2011-12: 108.0 % of the same month of the previous year2012-01: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2012-02: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2012-03: 104.4 % of the same month of the previous year2012-04: 105.1 % of the same month of the previous year2012-05: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2012-06: 105.1 % of the same month of the previous year2012-07: 103.4 % of the same month of the previous year2012-08: 103.4 % of the same month of the previous year2012-09: 103.8 % of the same month of the previous year2012-10: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2012-11: 104.9 % of the same month of the previous year2012-12: 106.0 % of the same month of the previous year2013-01: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2013-02: 107.5 % of the same month of the previous year2013-03: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2013-04: 106.4 % of the same month of the previous year2013-05: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2013-06: 105.6 % of the same month of the previous year2013-07: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2013-08: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2013-09: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2013-10: 104.3 % of the same month of the previous year2013-11: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2013-12: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2014-01: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2014-02: 106.3 % of the same month of the previous year2014-03: 107.4 % of the same month of the previous year2014-04: 107.5 % of the same month of the previous year2014-05: 108.0 % of the same month of the previous year2014-06: 108.1 % of the same month of the previous year2014-07: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2014-08: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2014-09: 108.1 % of the same month of the previous year2014-10: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2014-11: 108.0 % of the same month of the previous year2014-12: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2015-01: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2015-02: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2015-03: 104.7 % of the same month of the previous year2015-04: 104.3 % of the same month of the previous year2015-05: 104.2 % of the same month of the previous year2015-06: 103.9 % of the same month of the previous year2015-07: 103.7 % of the same month of the previous year2015-08: 103.6 % of the same month of the previous year2015-09: 104.1 % of the same month of the previous year2015-10: 109.3 % of the same month of the previous year2015-11: 112.3 % 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: 113.9 % of the same month of the previous year2016-03: 114.1 % of the same month of the previous year2016-04: 114.4 % of the same month of the previous year2016-05: 114.2 % of the same month of the previous year2016-06: 114.9 % of the same month of the previous year2016-07: 115.6 % of the same month of the previous year2016-08: 115.8 % of the same month of the previous year2016-09: 115.1 % of the same month of the previous year2016-10: 109.8 % of the same month of the previous year2016-11: 107.7 % 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: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2017-03: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2017-04: 108.9 % of the same month of the previous year2017-05: 109.1 % of the same month of the previous year2017-06: 109.1 % of the same month of the previous year2017-07: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2017-08: 108.4 % of the same month of the previous year2017-09: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2017-10: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2017-11: 108.0 % of the same month of the previous year2017-12: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2018-01: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2018-02: 106.7 % of the same month of the previous year2018-03: 106.8 % of the same month of the previous year2018-04: 106.2 % of the same month of the previous year2018-05: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2018-06: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2018-07: 105.1 % of the same month of the previous year2018-08: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2018-09: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2018-10: 105.1 % of the same month of the previous year2018-11: 105.1 % of the same month of the previous year2018-12: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2019-01: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2019-02: 104.5 % of the same month of the previous year2019-03: 104.6 % of the same month of the previous year2019-04: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2019-05: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2019-06: 105.1 % of the same month of the previous year2019-07: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2019-08: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2019-09: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2019-10: 105.8 % of the same month of the previous year2019-11: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2019-12: 105.5 % of the same month of the previous year2020-01: 105.6 % of the same month of the previous year2020-02: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2020-03: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2020-04: 106.5 % of the same month of the previous year2020-05: 106.7 % of the same month of the previous year2020-06: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2020-07: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2020-08: 107.0 % of the same month of the previous year2020-09: 106.8 % of the same month of the previous year2020-10: 107.0 % of the same month of the previous year2020-11: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2020-12: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2021-01: 107.4 % of the same month of the previous year2021-02: 107.3 % of the same month of the previous year2021-03: 107.3 % of the same month of the previous year2021-04: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2021-05: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2021-06: 107.9 % of the same month of the previous year2021-07: 108.1 % of the same month of the previous year2021-08: 108.2 % of the same month of the previous year2021-09: 108.4 % of the same month of the previous year2021-10: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2021-11: 108.8 % of the same month of the previous year2021-12: 108.4 % of the same month of the previous year2022-01: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2022-02: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2022-03: 111.7 % of the same month of the previous year2022-04: 112.7 % of the same month of the previous year2022-05: 113.4 % of the same month of the previous year2022-06: 114.2 % of the same month of the previous year2022-07: 114.8 % of the same month of the previous year2022-08: 116.3 % of the same month of the previous year2022-09: 118.0 % of the same month of the previous year2022-10: 118.6 % of the same month of the previous year2022-11: 119.6 % of the same month of the previous year2022-12: 120.6 % of the same month of the previous year2023-01: 121.7 % of the same month of the previous year2023-02: 122.1 % of the same month of the previous year2023-03: 118.9 % of the same month of the previous year2023-04: 117.9 % of the same month of the previous year2023-05: 117.3 % of the same month of the previous year2023-06: 115.9 % of the same month of the previous year2023-07: 115.4 % of the same month of the previous year2023-08: 113.9 % of the same month of the previous year2023-09: 112.6 % of the same month of the previous year2023-10: 112.1 % of the same month of the previous year2023-11: 111.0 % of the same month of the previous year2023-12: 110.5 % of the same month of the previous year2024-01: 109.5 % of the same month of the previous year2024-02: 109.5 % of the same month of the previous year2024-03: 109.7 % of the same month of the previous year2024-04: 109.5 % of the same month of the previous year2024-05: 109.2 % of the same month of the previous year2024-06: 108.9 % of the same month of the previous year2024-07: 108.9 % of the same month of the previous year2024-08: 109.1 % of the same month of the previous year2024-09: 108.8 % of the same month of the previous year2024-10: 109.0 % of the same month of the previous year2024-11: 109.4 % of the same month of the previous year2024-12: 109.3 % of the same month of the previous year2025-01: 109.6 % of the same month of the previous year2025-02: 110.2 % of the same month of the previous year2025-03: 110.0 % of the same month of the previous year2025-04: 110.6 % of the same month of the previous year2025-05: 111.1 % of the same month of the previous year2025-06: 111.6 % of the same month of the previous year2025-07: 112.0 % of the same month of the previous year2025-08: 112.6 % of the same month of the previous year2025-09: 113.6 % of the same month of the previous year2025-10: 113.4 % of the same month of the previous year

All indicators

Population and demography

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Population522,171persons2025
Urban population258,224persons2025
Rural population263,947persons2025
Births4,653persons2025
Crude birth rate8.98per 1,000 people2025
Deaths6,055persons2025
Crude death rate11.69per 1,000 people2025
Infant mortality rate6.14per 1,000 live births2025
Natural increasecalculated*-1,402persons2025
Rate of natural increasecalculated*-2.71per 1,000 people2025

Income and living standards

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Poverty rate4.4%2024

Labour market

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Unemployment rate4.4%Q2 2025
Employment rate62.9%2024
Employed: agriculture, forestry and fishing64,285persons2024
Employed: industry and construction37,865persons2024
Employed: services165,552persons2024

Economy

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Gross regional product*3,053,960KZT million2025
GRP per capitacalculated*5,848,582KZT per person2025
GVA: wholesale and retail trade*378,249KZT million2024
GVA: transport and storage*181,267KZT million2024
GVA: information and communication*26,809KZT million2024
GVA: real estate*226,813KZT million2024

Industry

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: mining and quarrying*13,084KZT million2024
GVA: manufacturing*395,136KZT million2024
Electricity generation2,532.9million kWh2025
Diesel production*0.4thousand tonnes2015
Flour production503,452tonnes2025
Bread production17,522tonnes2025

Agriculture

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: agriculture, forestry and fishing*613,818KZT million2024
Harvested area: cereals and pulses3,011,044hectares2025
Harvested area: oilseeds979,795hectares2025
Harvested area: fodder crops480,109hectares2025
Harvested area: vegetables1,049hectares2025
Milk production382.8thousand tonnes2025
Wool production727.3tonnes2025
Egg production631.5million pcs2025
Fish catch974tonnes2025
Roundwood harvest236,333m³2025

Construction and housing

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: construction*187,924KZT million2024

Prices and inflation

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Consumer price index (year over year)113.4% 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)111.2% of December of the previous yearOctober 2025

Education

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
University students6,799persons2025
University teaching staff500persons2025
University graduates1,461persons2025
TVET graduates3,476persons2025
TVET teachers935persons2025
School students74,143persons2025
School teachers12,282persons2025
Adjusted net enrolment, primary education99.58%2025

Healthcare

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Hospital beds3,415beds2024
Hospitals26units2024

Foreign trade

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Exports of goods564.0USD million2025
Imports of goods926.9USD million2025

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Internet users96.3%2025
Mobile phone owners94.5%2025