The statistical book presents, alongside with the main demographic characteristics of population (births, deaths, number of marriages and divorces), data on the number of children in a breakdown by sex and age, morbidity of children, and availability of medical care.

Special section is focused on the living standards of families having children. There are data on the incomes and expenditures of households with children, consumption of basic foodstuffs, availability of household durables, and housing conditions.

The book contains the information on the availability of pre-school institutions, institutions providing secondary, secondary specialized and higher education, and performance of out-of-school institutions. There are data on libraries and publishing of books, magazines and newspapers. The information on juvenile delinquency and children deprived of parental care is also provided.