Mangystau Region: population, GRP, wages, unemployment, poverty, health, schools and investment
Mangystau Region is a region of Kazakhstan, number 11 of 20 by population. Mangystau Region had 819,824 residents at the end of 2025, 4.0% of the 20,499,822 people of Kazakhstan; it is ranked 10th 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 Mangystau Region: The economy of Mangystau Region produced 5.01 trillion tenge of gross regional product (GRP) in 2024, 3.7% of Kazakhstan's 136.69 trillion tenge; it is ranked 8th highest of 20 regions and cities (current prices).
- Health in Mangystau Region: Life expectancy at birth in Mangystau Region was 76.7 years in 2025 (74.7 for men and 79.9 for women), ranked 4th highest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 76.0 years).
- Education in Mangystau Region: In the 2024/25 school year Mangystau Region had 211 general education schools with 190,600 pupils, an average of 903 pupils per school (Kazakhstan: 493).
- Poverty and living standards in Mangystau Region: 7.3% of people in Mangystau Region had incomes below the subsistence level in 2024, ranked joint 3rd highest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 5.0%); this is the Bureau of National Statistics poverty measure.
- Government budget and revenue in Mangystau Region: Investment in fixed assets in Mangystau Region funded from budgets was 157.5 billion tenge in 2024: 31.1 billion tenge from the republican (national) budget and 126.5 billion tenge from the local budget; this is 14.5% of all investment in Mangystau Region (Kazakhstan: 21.6%).
Is the population of Mangystau Region growing?
The population of Mangystau Region grew from 745,909 at the end of 2021 to 819,824 at the end of 2025, a change of +9.9% 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 Mangystau Region?
On 1 January 2025, 370,671 people (46.0%) in Mangystau Region lived in urban areas and 434,485 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 Mangystau Region?
At the end of 2025 Mangystau Region had 690 children below working age and 148 people above working age for every 1,000 people of working age (Kazakhstan: 527 and 218); in all, 838 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 Mangystau Region?
The total fertility rate in Mangystau Region was 3.32 children per woman in 2025, ranked 3rd highest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 2.57; in 2021 it was 4.56 in Mangystau 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 Mangystau Region?
In 2024 there were 24.3 births and 4.4 deaths per 1,000 residents of Mangystau Region, a natural increase of 19.9 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 Mangystau Region?
In 2024 the population of Mangystau Region changed by 18,315 people: natural increase 15,839 and net migration 2,476 (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 Mangystau Region?
Mangystau Region covers 165,642 square kilometres and had 4.9 people per square kilometre in 2025 (Kazakhstan: 7.5); ranked 8th least 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
- 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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