The Ministry of Labor has announced the average pension size in Kazakhstan.

Astana. October 16. KAZAKHSTAN TODAY - Since the beginning of the year, Kazakhstan has paid out pensions from the national budget amounting to 2 trillion 803 billion tenge, of which 882.8 billion tenge was allocated for the basic pension and 1 trillion 920.2 billion tenge for the solidarity pension. This information was provided by the press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

As of October 1, 2024, the number of pensioners stands at 2 million 413 thousand people.

The average total pension amount as of October 1, 2024, was 131,810 tenge, which includes 89,211 tenge for the solidarity pension and 42,599 tenge for the basic pension.

It is worth noting that since July 1, 2018, the state basic pension payment is assigned individually to each recipient, taking into account their length of service in the pension system. The period of service in the pension system includes employment history accrued in the solidarity system up to January 1, 1998, as well as periods for which mandatory pension contributions were paid.

Earlier, it was reported that pensions for military personnel in Kazakhstan will be increased .