The study includes a comprehensive set of statistical data grouped in six thematic sections describing: location and administrative division of the voivodship, human capital, quality of life, economy and environment.

It contains the results of a cyclical voluntary sample survey conducted on a sample of households covered by the Household Budget Surveys, including methodological notes and a comprehensive analytical comment.

In 2015, Poland became one of 193 countries that signed the UN Resolution on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In July 2018, Poland is presenting for the first time its advancement towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under Voluntary National Review (VNR) at the UN High Level Political Forum. On this occasion, Statistics Poland, as the coordinator of the SDGs monitoring process in Poland, has prepared the publication A picture of Poland. Statistics for SDGs, which aims to introduce foreign readers to a picture of our country and the role that Poland has to fulfill in achieving the Goals of the 2030 Agenda. The information set out in the publication was inspired by the development priorities for the country, indicated in the document Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in Poland. Report 2018, prepared for this year's VNR by the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology.Publication, as it is addressed mainly to foreign recipients, is available only in the English version.