Economy, jobs and prices in Aktobe, Kazakhstan: official figures

The average monthly nominal wage in Aktobe was 370,738 tenge in 2024, 10th highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site; the national average was 405,416 tenge (9% below the national average).

How fast have wages grown in Aktobe?

Average monthly wages in Aktobe rose from 184,099 tenge in 2020 to 370,738 tenge in 2024, a rise of 101% in cash terms; nationally they rose 90% over the same 4 years (prices also rose, see the real wage index).

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Are real wages rising in Aktobe?

Real wages in Aktobe (wages after allowing for inflation) rose 7.6% in 2024 compared with 2023, according to the yearbook index (2023 = 100: 107.6).

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How much industrial production is there in Aktobe?

Industrial output in Aktobe was worth 1.12 trillion tenge in 2024 (1.92 million tenge per resident), 9th highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How big is retail trade in Aktobe?

Retail trade in Aktobe totalled 568.3 billion tenge in 2024 (971,879 tenge per resident), 8th lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure; in 2020 it was 538.2 billion tenge.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How much is invested in Aktobe?

Investment in fixed assets (buildings, machinery and infrastructure) in Aktobe was 289.7 billion tenge in 2024, 495,523 tenge per resident, 4th lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How many new homes are built in Aktobe?

New homes with a total floor area of 718,539 square metres were completed in Aktobe in 2024, 1,229 square metres per 1,000 residents, 7th highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Is the economy of Aktobe growing?

In 2024 the physical volume of industrial output in Aktobe was 108.2% of the 2023 level and retail trade was 99.2% (100 means no change); new housing completed was 100.0% and investment in fixed assets 79.5% of the 2023 amounts.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How Aktobe compares with other cities in Kazakhstan

Average monthly nominal wage (tenge) (2024)

Aktobe ranks 10 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Average monthly nominal wage (tenge)
7	Rudni	418,651
8	Ust-Kamenogorsk	396,081
9	Temirtau	386,766
10	Aktobe	370,738
11	Pavlodar	369,173
12	Kyzylorda	359,653
13	Karaganda	357,129

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Change in average wage, 2020 to 2024 (2020-2024)

Aktobe ranks 4 of 21, highest first.

Rank	City	Change in average wage, 2020 to 2024
1	Temirtau	+111%
2	Pavlodar	+102%
3	Rudni	+102%
4	Aktobe	+101%
5	Ekibastuz	+101%
6	Almaty	+98%
7	Kustanai	+98%

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Industrial output per resident (tenge) (2024)

Aktobe ranks 9 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Industrial output per resident (tenge)
6	Pavlodar	3,742,206
7	Atirau	2,725,397
8	Petropavlovsk	2,249,190
9	Aktobe	1,920,254
10	Koktshetau	1,808,427
11	Zhanaozen	1,721,393
12	Kyzylorda	1,715,827

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Retail trade per resident (tenge) (2024)

Aktobe ranks 15 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Retail trade per resident (tenge)
12	Petropavlovsk	1,152,136
13	Koktshetau	1,038,740
14	Ekibastuz	976,002
15	Aktobe	971,879
16	Shimkent	948,325
17	Temirtau	815,874
18	Taldykorgan	815,415

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge) (2024)

Aktobe ranks 19 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge)
16	Karaganda	600,711
17	Semipalatinsk	527,480
18	Uralsk	503,901
19	Aktobe	495,523
20	Koktshetau	492,992
21	Taraz	424,750
22	Taldykorgan	373,738

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

New housing completed per 1,000 residents (square metres) (2024)

Aktobe ranks 7 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	New housing completed per 1,000 residents (square metres)
4	Kyzylorda	1,437
5	Koktshetau	1,312
6	Atirau	1,259
7	Aktobe	1,229
8	Kustanai	1,221
9	Almaty	1,115
10	Uralsk	1,111

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

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Sources

Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan: The regions of Kazakhstan in 2024: Statistical Yearbook (English edition, 414 pages), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3456cb173460…)

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