BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 13. The number of
registered passenger electric vehicles in Kazakhstan reached 24,634
units as of June 1, 2026, according to data from the Bureau of
National Statistics of Kazakhstan.
Over the past 12 months, the EV fleet expanded by 55.6%, up from
15,835 vehicles a year earlier, indicating a rapid but still
early-stage expansion of electric mobility in the country.
“The largest electric vehicle fleet is concentrated in Almaty,
which accounts for 62% of all registered EVs in the country. The
city has 15,280 such vehicles. The top three also include Astana
with 2,885 electric vehicles and the Almaty region, where 1,589
units are registered”, the bureau says.
In contrast, EV adoption remains limited in several regions. The
lowest figures were recorded in the Abai region with 78 vehicles
and the Ulytau region with 41 vehicles, highlighting significant
regional disparities in the transition to electric transport.
Overall, Kazakhstan’s transport sector continued to show steady
growth. The Index of Physical Volume in the sector rose by 8.4%
year-on-year in January–May 2026. During the same period, passenger
transportation reached 822.3 million people, up 6.6%, while
passenger turnover increased by 4.1% to 36.7 billion
passenger-kilometers.
The sharp increase in electric vehicle numbers suggests that EV
adoption in Kazakhstan is accelerating from a low base, but remains
geographically concentrated in major urban centers. This pattern
reflects uneven charging infrastructure development, income
distribution, and urban mobility demand. While overall transport
activity continues to expand, the current structure indicates that
electric mobility is still in an early consolidation phase rather
than a nationwide transition, with growth likely to depend on
infrastructure expansion beyond Almaty and Astana.
