The Statistical Office in Łódź presents the new edition of the publication "Statistics of Łódź" – which for over twenty years, has been providing major statistical data characterizing the capital city of the region. The publication starts with summary tables including major statistical information describing the city across the years 2000–2021 and presenting Łódź on the background of the voivodship in 2021. The main part contains a wide collection of data characterizing various aspects of economic and social life of the city in years 2020 and 2021. Additionally, the current edition presents the preliminary results of the National Population and Housing Census 2021 on the state and structure of the population, the housing stock and the economic activity. Detailed tables have been preceded with methodological notes on sources and scope of presented data as well as definitions of terms used. A collection of graphs illustrating some features, phenomena and observed tendencies constitutes a supplement to the results presented in tables. In addition to the printed version, the publication is prepared in electronic format, available at the website of the Statistical Office in Łódź. Recommending "Statistics of Łódź 2022", I hope, that it will meet readers’ expectations and will constitute a helpful basis for evaluation of the changes in the city.

The leaflets includes major information concerning socio-economic situation and environmental protection in Łódzkie voivodship.

The Statistical Offi ce in Łódź is pleased to present you with the twenty-third edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Łódzkie Voivodship. This publication is collective and has a cognitive and contains the set of statistical information characterizing the living standards of inhabitants and the economic potential of the voivodship as well as state of the environment. As in the previous edition, detailed information on social changes and economic processes in the Łódzkie Voivodship have been grouped into 21 chapters. The statistical tables were complemented with maps and charts which enriched the substantive context of the Yearbook. The current edition presents the preliminary results of the National Population and Housing Census 2021. The summaries of the presented data are two review tables containing the major data on the voivodship in 2000, 2010, 2015 and 2021 as well as selected information on voivodship on the background of the country in 2021. The statistical reference has been completed with general notes with explanations of terminology, methodology and scope of information. The Annex to this year’s edition of the publication contains basic statistical data in territorial break-down according to the Delimitation of Rural Areas for statistical purposes. The use of the Delimitation of Rural Areas will enable detailed presentation of the results of statistical surveys on rural areas, emphasising their diversity.

The leaflets includes major information concerning socio-economic situation and environmental protection in Łódź.