Jetisu Region: population, GRP, wages, unemployment, poverty, health, schools and investment
Jetisu Region is a region of Kazakhstan, number 17 of 20 by population. Jetisu Region had 687,701 residents at the end of 2025, 3.4% of the 20,499,822 people of Kazakhstan; it is ranked 4th smallest of 20 regions and cities (the 17 regions and 3 cities of republican significance are ranked together).
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Jetisu Region: The economy of Jetisu Region produced 2.23 trillion tenge of gross regional product (GRP) in 2024, 1.6% of Kazakhstan's 136.69 trillion tenge; it is ranked the lowest of 20 regions and cities (current prices).
- Health in Jetisu Region: Life expectancy at birth in Jetisu Region was 75.7 years in 2025 (71.5 for men and 80.0 for women), ranked 8th highest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 76.0 years).
- Education in Jetisu Region: In the 2024/25 school year Jetisu Region had 328 general education schools with 133,400 pupils, an average of 407 pupils per school (Kazakhstan: 493).
- Poverty and living standards in Jetisu Region: 7.6% of people in Jetisu Region had incomes below the subsistence level in 2024, ranked 2nd highest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 5.0%); this is the Bureau of National Statistics poverty measure.
- Government budget and revenue in Jetisu Region: Investment in fixed assets in Jetisu Region funded from budgets was 130.3 billion tenge in 2024: 30.6 billion tenge from the republican (national) budget and 99.7 billion tenge from the local budget; this is 24.2% of all investment in Jetisu Region (Kazakhstan: 21.6%).
Is the population of Jetisu Region growing?
The population of Jetisu Region fell from 698,757 at the end of 2021 to 687,701 at the end of 2025, a change of -1.6% 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 Jetisu Region?
On 1 January 2025, 311,400 people (44.8%) in Jetisu Region lived in urban areas and 382,925 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 Jetisu Region?
At the end of 2025 Jetisu Region had 549 children below working age and 244 people above working age for every 1,000 people of working age (Kazakhstan: 527 and 218); in all, 793 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 Jetisu Region?
The total fertility rate in Jetisu Region was 2.88 children per woman in 2025, ranked 8th highest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 2.57; in 2021 it was 4.04 in Jetisu 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 Jetisu Region?
In 2024 there were 17.5 births and 7.2 deaths per 1,000 residents of Jetisu Region, a natural increase of 10.3 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 Jetisu Region?
In 2024 the population of Jetisu Region changed by -3,662 people: natural increase 7,187 and net migration -10,849 (more people left than arrived), 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 Jetisu Region?
Jetisu Region covers 118,460 square kilometres and had 5.8 people per square kilometre in 2025 (Kazakhstan: 7.5); ranked 10th 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
- Almaty Region 1,596,532
- 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
- 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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