The Statistical Office in Kraków is pleased to present the 16th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of Małopolskie Voivodship. The publication contains a comprehensive set of information characterising the living standards of society and the state of the voivodship’s
economy.
     Detailed statistical data have been grouped in two review tables and 23 thematic chapters, preceded by general notes explaining terminology, methodology and scope of information. Presented statistical information, enabling analyses and retrospective comparisons,
has been enriched mainly with charts.
     The thematic layout has remained unchanged in relation to the last year’s edition. The current edition of the Yearbook has been enriched with the following information:

•  in the chapter “Population” for the first time results of the balances of the size and structure of the usual residence population (residents) have been presented. Residents constitute a category of the population elaborated for needs of international statistics usingcriteria of the international definition of residence,
•  in the chapter “Education” fields of education of students have been presented accordingto the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED-F 2013).

     The publication, in Polish-English version is available for sale as a book and also on CD as well as in electronic version at the website of the Statistical Office in Kraków http://krakow.stat.gov.pl/