The phenomenon of unemployment and exacerbating demographic situation can be seen as major social problem of nowadays in Poland. The paper is an attempt to compare districts of the Małopolskie voivodeship with respect to chosen features characterizing these phenomena. On the basis of the data from the Central Statistical Office and with the help of taxonomic methods, grouping of districts has been carried out with respect to the level of features under investigation. The procedure allowed for distinguishing 5 groups of significant inter-group differentiation. The application of taxonomic methods resulted in obtaining a general and, at the same time, accurate picture of differentiation of the Małopolskie voivodeship with respect to social problems being analysed and distinction of districts with the most diffi cult situation in this area.
W pracy przedstawiono wyniki grupowania województw pod względem podobieństwa struktury agrarnej dla danych PSR 2010. Zastosowano metodę klasyfikacji rozmytej. Grupowanie przeprowadzono dla dwóch wariantów struktury: I wariant: 1-5 ha, 5-10 ha, 10-20 ha, 20-50 ha, 50 i więcej ha oraz II wariant: 0-1 ha, 1-2 ha, 2-5 ha, 5-10 ha, 10-20 ha, 20-50 ha, 50 i więcej ha. Otrzymane wyniki porównano z wynikami z 2002 r. Największe zmiany w latach 2002-2010 nastąpiły w strukturze województw należących do grupy IV, najmniejsze zaś w grupie III.
The paper presents changes in main crops in Małopolskie Voivodeship within the period of 1995-2004 on the background of general changes within the country area. On the basis of statistical method direction and rate of changes till 2008 have been determined.