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West Kazakhstan Region

Administrative centre: Uralsk

Regional akim (governor): Nariman Turegaliyev

The region at a glance

Administrative centre: Uralsk. The population is 695,988 people (data for 2025), which is 3.4% of the population of Kazakhstan. From 2015 to 2025 the population changed by +10.5% (from 630,056 to 695,988 people). The urban population is 57.2% and the rural population is 42.8%. Gross regional product for 2025 is KZT 5,021,375 million (3.1% of the national GRP); per capita it is KZT 7,214,744. The unemployment rate is 4.7% (Q2 2025) and the employment rate is 66.5% (2024). The consumer price index relative to the same month of the previous year is 112.6 (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

695,988 persons

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

Kazakhstan: 20,283,399

Dynamics

586.6K647.2K707.7K2000200520102015202020252000: 609,161 persons2001: 601,648 persons2002: 600,330 persons2003: 602,133 persons2004: 603,832 persons2005: 606,534 persons2006: 609,291 persons2007: 612,479 persons2008: 615,310 persons2009: 598,342 persons2010: 603,858 persons2011: 608,334 persons2012: 612,581 persons2013: 617,735 persons2014: 624,085 persons2015: 630,056 persons2016: 636,980 persons2017: 641,513 persons2018: 646,927 persons2019: 652,325 persons2020: 656,844 persons2021: 661,316 persons2022: 683,327 persons2023: 688,127 persons2024: 693,261 persons2025: 695,988 persons

Poverty rate

4.2 %

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

Kazakhstan: 5.0

Dynamics

-3.127.157.220012005200920132017202120242001: 47.5 %2002: 51.4 %2003: 34.2 %2004: 33.2 %2005: 33.9 %2006: 13.2 %2007: 10.3 %2008: 10.2 %2009: 8.2 %2010: 6.7 %2011: 4.8 %2012: 4.1 %2013: 3.7 %2014: 2.9 %2015: 3.1 %2016: 2.8 %2017: 2.7 %2018: 3.2 %2019: 3.7 %2020: 3.9 %2021: 4.4 %2022: 4.2 %2023: 4.3 %2024: 4.2 %

Unemployment rate

4.7 %

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

Kazakhstan: 4.6

Dynamics

4.74.84.92023-Q12023-Q32024-Q12024-Q32025-Q12025-Q22023-Q1: 4.9 %2023-Q2: 4.9 %2023-Q3: 4.8 %2023-Q4: 4.8 %2024-Q1: 4.8 %2024-Q2: 4.8 %2024-Q3: 4.8 %2024-Q4: 4.8 %2025-Q1: 4.8 %2025-Q2: 4.7 %

Gross regional product

5,021,375 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

572.1K3M5.5M2010201320162019202220252010: 1,048,780 KZT million2011: 1,358,389 KZT million2012: 1,762,702 KZT million2013: 1,780,552 KZT million2014: 1,987,706 KZT million2015: 1,709,953 KZT million2016: 2,032,670 KZT million2017: 2,337,506 KZT million2018: 2,790,662 KZT million2019: 2,946,389 KZT million2020: 2,735,953 KZT million2021: 3,533,014 KZT million2022: 4,435,131 KZT million2023: 5,014,788 KZT million2024: 4,722,419 KZT million2025: 5,021,375 KZT million

GRP per capita

7,214,744 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

1.1M4.5M8M2010201320162019202220252010: 1,736,798 KZT per person2011: 2,232,965 KZT per person2012: 2,877,499 KZT per person2013: 2,882,388 KZT per person2014: 3,184,992 KZT per person2015: 2,713,969 KZT per person2016: 3,191,105 KZT per person2017: 3,643,739 KZT per person2018: 4,313,719 KZT per person2019: 4,516,750 KZT per person2020: 4,165,301 KZT per person2021: 5,342,400 KZT per person2022: 6,490,495 KZT per person2023: 7,287,591 KZT per person2024: 6,811,892 KZT per person2025: 7,214,744 KZT per person

Consumer price index (year over year)

112.6 % of the same month of the previous year

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

Kazakhstan: 112.6

Dynamics

101.5112.31232011-012013-072016-012018-072021-012023-072025-102011-01: 108.0 % of the same month of the previous year2011-02: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2011-03: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2011-04: 107.8 % of the same month of the previous year2011-05: 107.4 % of the same month of the previous year2011-06: 108.0 % of the same month of the previous year2011-07: 108.4 % of the same month of the previous year2011-08: 108.9 % of the same month of the previous year2011-09: 109.0 % of the same month of the previous year2011-10: 108.3 % of the same month of the previous year2011-11: 107.7 % 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: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2012-03: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2012-04: 104.8 % of the same month of the previous year2012-05: 105.0 % of the same month of the previous year2012-06: 104.3 % of the same month of the previous year2012-07: 103.8 % of the same month of the previous year2012-08: 103.6 % of the same month of the previous year2012-09: 103.7 % of the same month of the previous year2012-10: 104.1 % of the same month of the previous year2012-11: 104.1 % of the same month of the previous year2012-12: 104.2 % of the same month of the previous year2013-01: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2013-02: 106.5 % of the same month of the previous year2013-03: 107.5 % of the same month of the previous year2013-04: 107.7 % of the same month of the previous year2013-05: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2013-06: 107.4 % 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: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2013-10: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2013-11: 106.7 % of the same month of the previous year2013-12: 106.4 % of the same month of the previous year2014-01: 104.9 % of the same month of the previous year2014-02: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2014-03: 104.6 % of the same month of the previous year2014-04: 104.7 % of the same month of the previous year2014-05: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2014-06: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2014-07: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2014-08: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2014-09: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2014-10: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2014-11: 106.3 % of the same month of the previous year2014-12: 106.6 % of the same month of the previous year2015-01: 106.5 % of the same month of the previous year2015-02: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2015-03: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2015-04: 104.9 % of the same month of the previous year2015-05: 104.6 % of the same month of the previous year2015-06: 104.0 % of the same month of the previous year2015-07: 103.8 % 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: 109.2 % of the same month of the previous year2015-11: 112.8 % of the same month of the previous year2015-12: 112.4 % of the same month of the previous year2016-01: 113.4 % of the same month of the previous year2016-02: 115.5 % of the same month of the previous year2016-03: 115.5 % of the same month of the previous year2016-04: 116.1 % of the same month of the previous year2016-05: 116.0 % of the same month of the previous year2016-06: 116.5 % of the same month of the previous year2016-07: 117.1 % of the same month of the previous year2016-08: 116.9 % of the same month of the previous year2016-09: 116.2 % of the same month of the previous year2016-10: 110.9 % of the same month of the previous year2016-11: 107.6 % of the same month of the previous year2016-12: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2017-01: 108.0 % of the same month of the previous year2017-02: 106.1 % of the same month of the previous year2017-03: 106.5 % of the same month of the previous year2017-04: 106.0 % of the same month of the previous year2017-05: 106.2 % of the same month of the previous year2017-06: 106.6 % of the same month of the previous year2017-07: 106.2 % of the same month of the previous year2017-08: 106.5 % of the same month of the previous year2017-09: 106.9 % of the same month of the previous year2017-10: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2017-11: 107.0 % of the same month of the previous year2017-12: 106.7 % of the same month of the previous year2018-01: 106.3 % of the same month of the previous year2018-02: 106.4 % of the same month of the previous year2018-03: 106.5 % of the same month of the previous year2018-04: 106.6 % of the same month of the previous year2018-05: 106.4 % of the same month of the previous year2018-06: 106.1 % of the same month of the previous year2018-07: 105.8 % of the same month of the previous year2018-08: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2018-09: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2018-10: 105.6 % of the same month of the previous year2018-11: 105.6 % of the same month of the previous year2018-12: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2019-01: 105.9 % of the same month of the previous year2019-02: 105.1 % of the same month of the previous year2019-03: 105.0 % of the same month of the previous year2019-04: 104.9 % of the same month of the previous year2019-05: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2019-06: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2019-07: 105.7 % of the same month of the previous year2019-08: 105.6 % of the same month of the previous year2019-09: 105.2 % of the same month of the previous year2019-10: 105.4 % of the same month of the previous year2019-11: 105.0 % of the same month of the previous year2019-12: 105.3 % of the same month of the previous year2020-01: 105.0 % of the same month of the previous year2020-02: 105.6 % of the same month of the previous year2020-03: 106.3 % of the same month of the previous year2020-04: 106.6 % of the same month of the previous year2020-05: 106.5 % of the same month of the previous year2020-06: 106.8 % of the same month of the previous year2020-07: 106.8 % 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: 106.9 % 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: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2021-02: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2021-03: 107.1 % of the same month of the previous year2021-04: 107.0 % of the same month of the previous year2021-05: 107.2 % of the same month of the previous year2021-06: 107.8 % of the same month of the previous year2021-07: 108.2 % of the same month of the previous year2021-08: 108.2 % of the same month of the previous year2021-09: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2021-10: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2021-11: 108.8 % of the same month of the previous year2021-12: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2022-01: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2022-02: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2022-03: 110.7 % of the same month of the previous year2022-04: 112.2 % of the same month of the previous year2022-05: 113.5 % of the same month of the previous year2022-06: 114.4 % of the same month of the previous year2022-07: 115.0 % of the same month of the previous year2022-08: 116.0 % of the same month of the previous year2022-09: 117.0 % of the same month of the previous year2022-10: 118.4 % of the same month of the previous year2022-11: 118.8 % of the same month of the previous year2022-12: 120.2 % of the same month of the previous year2023-01: 120.6 % of the same month of the previous year2023-02: 120.9 % of the same month of the previous year2023-03: 118.5 % of the same month of the previous year2023-04: 117.6 % of the same month of the previous year2023-05: 116.1 % of the same month of the previous year2023-06: 114.6 % of the same month of the previous year2023-07: 113.7 % of the same month of the previous year2023-08: 112.6 % of the same month of the previous year2023-09: 111.4 % of the same month of the previous year2023-10: 110.4 % of the same month of the previous year2023-11: 110.1 % of the same month of the previous year2023-12: 109.2 % of the same month of the previous year2024-01: 108.9 % of the same month of the previous year2024-02: 108.8 % of the same month of the previous year2024-03: 108.6 % of the same month of the previous year2024-04: 108.1 % of the same month of the previous year2024-05: 107.9 % of the same month of the previous year2024-06: 108.2 % of the same month of the previous year2024-07: 108.5 % of the same month of the previous year2024-08: 109.0 % of the same month of the previous year2024-09: 109.0 % of the same month of the previous year2024-10: 109.4 % of the same month of the previous year2024-11: 109.0 % of the same month of the previous year2024-12: 108.7 % of the same month of the previous year2025-01: 109.7 % of the same month of the previous year2025-02: 110.5 % of the same month of the previous year2025-03: 110.9 % of the same month of the previous year2025-04: 111.2 % of the same month of the previous year2025-05: 112.1 % of the same month of the previous year2025-06: 112.1 % of the same month of the previous year2025-07: 111.6 % of the same month of the previous year2025-08: 112.4 % of the same month of the previous year2025-09: 113.5 % of the same month of the previous year2025-10: 112.6 % of the same month of the previous year

All indicators

Population and demography

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Population695,988persons2025
Urban population398,389persons2025
Rural population297,599persons2025
Births10,212persons2025
Crude birth rate14.68per 1,000 people2025
Deaths5,521persons2025
Crude death rate7.93per 1,000 people2025
Infant mortality rate6.17per 1,000 live births2025
Natural increasecalculated*4,691persons2025
Rate of natural increasecalculated*6.75per 1,000 people2025

Income and living standards

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Poverty rate4.2%2024

Labour market

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Unemployment rate4.7%Q2 2025
Employment rate66.5%2024
Employed: agriculture, forestry and fishing45,381persons2024
Employed: industry and construction57,858persons2024
Employed: services233,572persons2024

Economy

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Gross regional product*5,021,375KZT million2025
GRP per capitacalculated*7,214,744KZT per person2025
GVA: wholesale and retail trade*490,555KZT million2024
GVA: transport and storage*209,850KZT million2024
GVA: information and communication*29,574KZT million2024
GVA: real estate*345,274KZT million2024

Industry

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: mining and quarrying*2,008,194KZT million2024
GVA: manufacturing*222,103KZT million2024
Crude oil production12,660.2thousand tonnes2025
Natural gas production25,863.4million m³2025
Electricity generation2,240.7million kWh2025
Motor gasoline production188.7thousand tonnes2025
Diesel production26.5thousand tonnes2025
Flour production98,312tonnes2025
Bread production26,736tonnes2025

Agriculture

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: agriculture, forestry and fishing*178,193KZT million2024
Harvested area: cereals and pulses282,121hectares2025
Harvested area: oilseeds135,629hectares2025
Harvested area: fodder crops5,613,820hectares2025
Harvested area: vegetables1,629hectares2025
Milk production214.2thousand tonnes2025
Wool production2,000.4tonnes2025
Egg production133.9million pcs2025
Fish catch139tonnes2025
Roundwood harvest5,460m³2025

Construction and housing

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
GVA: construction*308,547KZT million2024

Prices and inflation

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Consumer price index (year over year)112.6% 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)111.2% of December of the previous yearOctober 2025

Education

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
University students26,584persons2025
University teaching staff1,105persons2025
University graduates8,954persons2025
TVET graduates5,241persons2025
TVET teachers1,330persons2025
School students127,320persons2025
School teachers16,712persons2025
Adjusted net enrolment, primary education99.75%2025

Healthcare

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Hospital beds3,548beds2024
Hospitals30units2024

Foreign trade

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Exports of goods6,354.7USD million2025
Imports of goods1,277.7USD million2025

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueUnitPeriod
Internet users90.4%2025
Mobile phone owners81.7%2025