Rich set of statistics on Poland as well as major regional differences and international comparisons. The presented data enable a complex description of the socio-economic situation of the country including retrospective comparisons. It is a compendium of information on, among others, population, labour market, education, living conditions, economy and business as well as environment and natural resources, reflecting a rich collection of statistics gathered and shared by official statistics.

Correction

• in the chapter 6 “Population” in the table 15 (129) on page 204, in the fifth row from the top of the third column, the value of the malignant neoplasms was corrected (from 365.4 to 265.4).