On migration issues
The population of the region as of April 1, 2024 amounted to 788.2 thousand people, including 359.2 thousand people (45.6%) - urban, 429 thousand people (54.4%) - rural residents.
The migration balance is positive and amounted to 234 people (in January-March 2023 - 894 people), including 601 (960) in external migration, -367 people (- 66 people) in internal migration.
From 1992 to the present, 36.3 families or 142,490 people from far and near abroad have moved to the Mangystau region for permanent residence.
The majority of ethnic Kazakhs moved from the Republic of Uzbekistan (51.5%), from the Republic of Turkmenistan (43.4%), from the Islamic Republic of Iran (1.7%), from the Russian Federation (2.0%).
As of April 1, 2024, 27 families or 169 people received the status of candace in the region, and this indicator decreased by 469 people compared to the corresponding period in 2023 (in 2023 – 79 families of 638 people).