The elaboration is an analysis of the current state and demographic processes that have taken place in the Voivodship during over twenty years. The publication contains an extensive set of statistical information, as well as the analytical commentary on the population size and its distribution on the territory of the Voivodship, births and deaths, population ageing, contracted marriages, separations, divorces and migration. It describes depopulation processes resulting from changes in the natural increase rate and directions of population migration.

The study contains definitions of basic concepts and indicators. The analytical commentary is suplemented by tables, charts and cartograms that illustrate selected features and trends, as well as their intensity. The basic scope of information concerns 2024. Selected issues are presented in a multi‑year retrospection since 2000, enabling the presentation of demographic changes taking place over time. Changes in the Voivodship are presented in relation to demographic processes taking place in Poland and also against the background of other voivodships.