The Statistical Office presents the latest edition of the “Statistical Yearbook of the Wielkopolskie Voivodship” – one of the most important titles in the annual publication plan. It is the 22nd edition of the yearbook since the creation of the voivodship in its present form. The current edition is a quantitative summary of changes observed in various areas of the socio-economic sphere in 2020. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions affecting social life and economic activity, it was a difficult year marked by a considerable slowdown affecting many processes that had been developing dynamically. Effects of the pandemic can be observed in the statistics related to various thematic areas presented in the Yearbook.

The Statistical Office in Poznań presents the latest edition of the “Statistical Yearbook of Poznań 2021”, which has been published in a two-year cycle since 1999 although the beginnings of the series go back to 1921. The yearbook contains a vast store of information describing social, demographic and economic phenomena occurring in the city, which provide an up-to-date picture of the capital city of Wielkopolskie Voivodship. Statistical information presented in the current edition of the Yearbook refers to the period 2019–2020. In most tables the reference period is extended to include data for milestone years, i.e. 2010 and 2015. The time range of overview tables extends to the year 2000.