Statistical yearbooks are the most important periodicals published by public statistics, constituting a compendium of knowledge about residents and the economy. We are pleased to present you the twentieth – jubilee edition of the Statistical Yearbook of Małopolskie Voivodship. In the publication we have included a set of the most important information characterising living standards of inhabitants and state of the economy, enabling retrospective analyses and comparisons, as well as the observation of trends and development directions of Małopolskie Voivodship.