This publication includes information characterizing living conditions of the society and the state of the economy of the voivodship in units of territorial division of the voivodship.

Statistical data on subregions, powiats and gminas have been grouped in 16 chapters, preceded by general notes explaining terminology, methodology and scope of information used in the publication.

At the beginning of the publication a review table containing major data on voivodship in years 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2012–2016 is presented. Following review table presents several aspects characterizing regional differentiation of social and economical phenomena in 2005 and 2016. Presented statistical information has been enriched with graphs.

Data concerning regional accounts for the years 2010–2014 in present edition of the Yearbook were changed in relation to those published in the previous edition as a consequence of revision in the annual national accounts, due to the standard excessive deficit procedure (the so-called fiscal notification).

Survey results of public statistics as well as non-statistical sources of information have been used while compiling the publication.