At the beginning of 2022, the number of young people (14-28 years old) It amounted to 3,741,083 people (in 2021, 3,739,883 people), including 2,106,589 people (56.4%) in the city, 1,634,494 people (43.6%) in the village.
The number of unemployed youth in 2022 amounted to 68,547 (in 2021 -77,648 people), there is a decrease in the number of unemployed youth.
The youth unemployment rate by the end of 2022 was 3.9 (in 2021 – 3.8%).
Regionally, the highest rates are observed in Almaty -5.6%, Karaganda region – 4.8%, Nur-Sultan – 4.6%. The lowest rates are in Atyrau region – 2.4%, Aktobe and Pavlodar - 2.8%, Kostanay, Zhambyl and Akmola regions - 3.1%.
The share of young people in the NEET category by the end of 2022 was 6.5% (by the end of 2021 – 6.7%), there is a decrease of 0.4%.
In the regional context, by the end of 2022, the highest rates are observed in Ulytau region -12.6%, East Kazakhstan region - 10.8% (in 2021 – 5.8%), Karaganda region – 9.2% (in 2021 – 9.1%). The lowest rates are in Pavlodar region – 4.8% (in 2021 - 4.9%), Kostanay region – 4.8% (in 2021 - 4.9%), in Abai region 3.5%, West Kazakhstan region - 3.1% (in 2021 - 3.8%).
For 7 months of 2022, 3,396 offenses committed by persons aged 14-29 years were registered, there is an increase in 41 offenses (the same period of 2021 – 3,355 offenses).
In all regions there are:
- Youth resource centers – 227, of which regional – 13, in cities of republican significance – 3, city – 39, district – 175.
- Youth councils at akimats of all levels – 218
- Youth organizations – 547.
At the central level , it operates:
- Council on Youth Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Within the framework of the Year of Youth, on the initiative of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbasy N. A..A measure was provided to provide housing for working youth in 3 megacities of the country. In the cities of Nur-Sultan, Almaty and Shymkent, 3,000 apartments have already been issued for working youth, including young families. This year, it is also planned to issue 3,000 rental apartments for working youth. As a result of the first stage of issuing rental housing, a lot of proposals were received from citizens regarding the conditions and rules for their issuance. A number of appeals were related to the introduction of changes and additions to the Rules (the period of registration as a resident of the city, increasing the age of young people to 35 years, reducing to 40 MCI, extending the deadline for accepting documents, etc.). In this regard, taking into account the comments and suggestions of citizens, as well as the akimats of the cities of Nur-Sultan, Almaty and Shymkent, we have begun some work on making changes and additions to the Rules for issuing rental housing, which are currently being approved by the relevant state bodies.
To form a new wave of effective managers and a system of effective social elevators for the new generation of the country, on behalf of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the presidential youth personnel reserve was formed, which included 300 specialists out of 13 thousand applicants (102 representatives from the private sector, 98 representatives of the quasi-public sector and 96 civil servants), many of whom have already been appointed to senior positions in various fields.
At the same time, in May of this year, the Head of State signed amendments to the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Amendments to the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan", according to which a 30% quota is introduced for young people (up to 29 years old) and women on electoral lists. This measure will increase the active participation of young people and women in the socio-political processes of the country.