Ulytau Region: population, GRP, wages, unemployment, poverty, health, schools and investment
Ulytau Region is a region of Kazakhstan, number 20 of 20 by population. Ulytau Region had 219,049 residents at the end of 2025, 1.1% of the 20,499,822 people of Kazakhstan; it is ranked the 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 Ulytau Region: The economy of Ulytau Region produced 2.49 trillion tenge of gross regional product (GRP) in 2024, 1.8% of Kazakhstan's 136.69 trillion tenge; it is ranked 2nd lowest of 20 regions and cities (current prices).
- Health in Ulytau Region: Life expectancy at birth in Ulytau Region was 73.6 years in 2025 (70.7 for men and 77.9 for women), ranked the lowest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 76.0 years).
- Education in Ulytau Region: In the 2024/25 school year Ulytau Region had 87 general education schools with 41,200 pupils, an average of 474 pupils per school (Kazakhstan: 493).
- Poverty and living standards in Ulytau Region: 5.7% of people in Ulytau Region had incomes below the subsistence level in 2024, ranked 5th highest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 5.0%); this is the Bureau of National Statistics poverty measure.
- Government budget and revenue in Ulytau Region: Investment in fixed assets in Ulytau Region funded from budgets was 52.0 billion tenge in 2024: 27.8 billion tenge from the republican (national) budget and 24.2 billion tenge from the local budget; this is 21.3% of all investment in Ulytau Region (Kazakhstan: 21.6%).
Is the population of Ulytau Region growing?
The population of Ulytau Region fell from 220,913 at the end of 2021 to 219,049 at the end of 2025, a change of -0.8% 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 Ulytau Region?
On 1 January 2025, 175,698 people (79.4%) in Ulytau Region lived in urban areas and 45,592 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 Ulytau Region?
At the end of 2025 Ulytau Region had 540 children below working age and 233 people above working age for every 1,000 people of working age (Kazakhstan: 527 and 218); in all, 773 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 Ulytau Region?
The total fertility rate in Ulytau Region was 2.76 children per woman in 2025, ranked 9th highest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 2.57; in 2021 it was 3.33 in Ulytau 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 Ulytau Region?
In 2024 there were 18.6 births and 8.5 deaths per 1,000 residents of Ulytau Region, a natural increase of 10.1 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 Ulytau Region?
In 2024 the population of Ulytau Region changed by -294 people: natural increase 2,238 and net migration -2,532 (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 Ulytau Region?
Ulytau Region covers 188,937 square kilometres and had 1.2 people per square kilometre in 2025 (Kazakhstan: 7.5); ranked the 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
- 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
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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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