The Statistical Offi ce in Łódź is pleased to present you the twenty-fi fth edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Łódzkie Voivodship. This publication contains the set of statistical information characterising the living standards of inhabitants and the economic potential of the voivodship. Detailed information have been grouped into 21 chapters, enriched with graphic illustrations in the form of charts and cartograms. Selected issues were also presented in the layout determined by the Delimitation of Rural Areas (DOW) allowing comparison of the results of public statistical surveys for rural areas and cities by their size. The study is supplemented by two review tables with the most important data on the Voivodship in 2000, 2010, 2015 and 2023 as well as selected information on the Voivodship against the background of the country in 2023. The statistical material has been completed with general notes with explanations of terminology, methodology and scope of information.