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

The average monthly nominal wage in Taraz was 307,257 tenge in 2024, 2nd lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site; the national average was 405,416 tenge (24% below the national average).

How fast have wages grown in Taraz?

Average monthly wages in Taraz rose from 155,719 tenge in 2020 to 307,257 tenge in 2024, a rise of 97% 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 Taraz?

Real wages in Taraz (wages after allowing for inflation) rose 5.8% in 2024 compared with 2023, according to the yearbook index (2023 = 100: 105.8).

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

How much industrial production is there in Taraz?

Industrial output in Taraz was worth 501.2 billion tenge in 2024 (1.15 million tenge per resident), 7th 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 big is retail trade in Taraz?

Retail trade in Taraz totalled 353.8 billion tenge in 2024 (811,635 tenge per resident), 4th lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure; in 2020 it was 246.8 billion tenge.

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

How much is invested in Taraz?

Investment in fixed assets (buildings, machinery and infrastructure) in Taraz was 185.1 billion tenge in 2024, 424,750 tenge per resident, 2nd 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 Taraz?

New homes with a total floor area of 391,077 square metres were completed in Taraz in 2024, 897 square metres per 1,000 residents, 10th lowest 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 Taraz growing?

In 2024 the physical volume of industrial output in Taraz was 101.2% of the 2023 level and retail trade was 101.3% (100 means no change); new housing completed was 109.1% and investment in fixed assets 102.0% of the 2023 amounts.

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

How Taraz compares with other cities in Kazakhstan

Average monthly nominal wage (tenge) (2024)

Taraz ranks 21 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Average monthly nominal wage (tenge)
16	Semipalatinsk	325,247
17	Uralsk	320,077
18	Petropavlovsk	316,187
19	Shimkent	312,536
20	Turkestan	307,840
21	Taraz	307,257
22	Taldykorgan	301,757

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)

Taraz ranks 8 of 21, highest first.

Rank	City	Change in average wage, 2020 to 2024
5	Ekibastuz	+101%
6	Almaty	+98%
7	Kustanai	+98%
8	Taraz	+97%
9	Koktshetau	+95%
10	Shimkent	+94%
11	Kyzylorda	+93%

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

Industrial output per resident (tenge) (2024)

Taraz ranks 16 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Industrial output per resident (tenge)
13	Karaganda	1,689,481
14	Astana	1,680,958
15	Aktau	1,159,456
16	Taraz	1,149,809
17	Semipalatinsk	1,041,316
18	Shimkent	954,119
19	Almaty	939,511

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

Retail trade per resident (tenge) (2024)

Taraz ranks 19 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Retail trade per resident (tenge)
16	Shimkent	948,325
17	Temirtau	815,874
18	Taldykorgan	815,415
19	Taraz	811,635
20	Rudni	624,062
21	Turkestan	482,293
22	Zhanaozen	241,884

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)

Taraz ranks 21 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)

Taraz ranks 13 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	New housing completed per 1,000 residents (square metres)
10	Uralsk	1,111
11	Shimkent	1,093
12	Petropavlovsk	942
13	Taraz	897
14	Pavlodar	870
15	Karaganda	826
16	Ust-Kamenogorsk	817

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

More on Taraz: overview · all cities in Kazakhstan

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…)

Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.