Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of Polish voivodeships [18]

Voivodeship	Area (km²)	Population (n)	Population density (inhabitants per km²)
Dolnośląskie	19,947	2,868,242	144
Kujawsko-pomorskie	17,971	1,984,479	110
Lubelskie	25,122	1,996,440	79
Lubuskie	13,988	969,819	69
Łódzkie	18,219	2,345,924	129
Małopolskie	15,184	3,429,084	226
Mazowieckie	35,559	5,508,322	155
Opolskie	9,412	930,296	99
Podkarpackie	17,845	2,062,997	116
Podlaskie	20,187	1,132,641	56
Pomorskie	19,547	2,359,493	121
Śląskie	12,334	4,291,441	348
Świętokrzyskie	11,709	1,157,991	99
Warmińsko-mazurskie	24,174	1,349,172	56
Wielkopolskie	29,827	3,479,986	117
Zachodniopomorskie	22,909	1,622,760	71