Almaty Region: population, GRP, wages, unemployment, poverty, health, schools and investment
Almaty Region is a region of Kazakhstan, number 4 of 20 by population. Almaty Region had 1,596,532 residents at the end of 2025, 7.8% of the 20,499,822 people of Kazakhstan; it is ranked 4th largest of 20 regions and cities (the 17 regions and 3 cities of republican significance are ranked together).
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Almaty Region: The economy of Almaty Region produced 6.04 trillion tenge of gross regional product (GRP) in 2024, 4.4% of Kazakhstan's 136.69 trillion tenge; it is ranked 5th highest of 20 regions and cities (current prices).
- Health in Almaty Region: Life expectancy at birth in Almaty Region was 75.7 years in 2025 (72.5 for men and 79.0 for women), ranked 9th highest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 76.0 years).
- Education in Almaty Region: In the 2024/25 school year Almaty Region had 485 general education schools with 368,700 pupils, an average of 760 pupils per school (Kazakhstan: 493).
- Poverty and living standards in Almaty Region: 3.8% of people in Almaty Region had incomes below the subsistence level in 2024, ranked 5th lowest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 5.0%); this is the Bureau of National Statistics poverty measure.
- Government budget and revenue in Almaty Region: Investment in fixed assets in Almaty Region funded from budgets was 250.5 billion tenge in 2024: 110.5 billion tenge from the republican (national) budget and 140.0 billion tenge from the local budget; this is 24.6% of all investment in Almaty Region (Kazakhstan: 21.6%).
Is the population of Almaty Region growing?
The population of Almaty Region grew from 1,478,496 at the end of 2021 to 1,596,532 at the end of 2025, a change of +8.0% in four years (Kazakhstan: +5.1%).
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow many people live in rural areas of Almaty Region?
On 1 January 2025, 302,886 people (19.4%) in Almaty Region lived in urban areas and 1,257,238 in rural areas; across Kazakhstan 63.0% of people are urban.
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyWhat is the age structure of Almaty Region?
At the end of 2025 Almaty Region had 561 children below working age and 194 people above working age for every 1,000 people of working age (Kazakhstan: 527 and 218); in all, 755 dependants per 1,000 workers.
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyWhat is the birth rate in Almaty Region?
The total fertility rate in Almaty Region was 3.09 children per woman in 2025, ranked 5th highest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 2.57; in 2021 it was 4.27 in Almaty Region).
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow many babies are born each year in Almaty Region?
In 2024 there were 20.3 births and 6.1 deaths per 1,000 residents of Almaty Region, a natural increase of 14.2 per 1,000 (Kazakhstan: 18.1 births, 6.6 deaths).
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyAre people moving to Almaty Region?
In 2024 the population of Almaty Region changed by 28,957 people: natural increase 21,951 and net migration 7,006 (more people arrived than left), based on registered births, deaths and migration.
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow big is Almaty Region?
Almaty Region covers 105,091 square kilometres and had 15.0 people per square kilometre in 2025 (Kazakhstan: 7.5); ranked 5th most densely populated of 20 regions and cities (the three cities are small areas and rank highest).
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow regions are governed in Kazakhstan
Regions (oblys, 17) and cities of republican significance (Astana, Almaty, Shymkent). Akim appointed by the President, who must propose at least two candidates for a vote of consent by the maslikhat deputies (2026 Constitution); maslikhat directly elected for five years. Regional budgets, development programmes, health, education and infrastructure.
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Other regions of Kazakhstan
- Almaty City 2,348,103
- Turkistan Region 2,149,205
- Astana 1,639,176
- Shymkent 1,294,050
- Zhambyl Region 1,215,656
- Karaganda Region 1,131,353
- Aktobe Region 955,970
- Kyzylorda Region 846,312
- Kostanay Region 821,473
- Mangystau Region 819,824
- Akmola Region 789,608
- Pavlodar Region 745,243
- East Kazakhstan Region 718,995
- Atyrau Region 716,071
- West Kazakhstan Region 695,649
- Jetisu Region 687,701
- Abai Region 595,720
- North Kazakhstan Region 514,132
- Ulytau Region 219,049
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Sources
- Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan: Demographic Yearbook of Kazakhstan 2021-2025 (English edition), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c2ca14ffe74f…)
- Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan: Education in the Republic of Kazakhstan 2019-2023: statistical compilation (English edition), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5341ced12209…)
- 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 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3456cb173460…)
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