The publication contains an extensive set of data characterizing the living standards, as well as the state of the economy and the natural environment of the voivodship. Data included in 23 thematic sections are preceded by general notes and review tables presenting the voivodship against the background of the country and more important data about the voivodship in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2013-2017. In the current edition of the Yearbook supplements were introduced regarding: the new education system, in force from the 2017/18 school year, forms of assistance for families, including the governmental programme "Family 500+" and changes in the Classification of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS), established in order to compile comparable data for regional statistics in the European Union, in force from 1 I 2018. The whole is enriched with a graphic illustration in the form of charts and maps.