The area of the region is 226 thousand square kilometers.
As of May 1, 2026, the population was 846.3 thousand people, including the urban population - 399.9 thousand people (47.2%).
The region consists of 7 districts, 1 city of regional significance (Kyzylorda) and 2 cities of district significance (Aral, Kazaly).
As of the beginning of 2025, the national composition: Kazakhs - 96.3%, Russians - 1.4%, Koreans - 0.9% and others - 1.4%.
The volume of industrial production amounted to 462.8 billion tenge, GNI - 100.6%.
The volume of manufacturing production amounted to 175.9 billion tenge, GNI - 110.1%.
In 2026, it is planned to implement 12 projects worth 42.4 billion tenge aimed at increasing the output of the manufacturing industry.
The volume of gross agricultural output amounted to 27.7 billion tenge, or 103.3% compared to the corresponding period of 2025.
The volume of investments in fixed assets amounted to 261.0 billion tenge, NPI - 106.0%.
The volume of construction work amounted to 96.5 billion tenge, or 127.1% compared to the corresponding period of 2025. 249.7 thousand square meters of housing were commissioned (growth of 1.0%).
The total trade volume increased by 2.5% and amounted to 352 billion tenge.
The number of operating small and medium-sized businesses amounted to 59.6 thousand units, NPI - 92.3% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
In 2026, a total of 2400.4 million tenge was allocated for the implementation of state support measures for private entrepreneurship, including 1989.5 million tenge for subsidizing interest rates on loans, 337.1 million tenge for providing partial guarantees, and 73.8 million tenge for providing state grants to social entrepreneurship entities. The local budget received 66,519 million tenge of its own revenues, which is a decrease of 0.5% (311 thousand tenge) compared to the corresponding period of 2025.