The line graph shows the percentage of New Zealand population from 1950 to 2050. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph gives information about New Zealand’s people growth percentage, between 1950 and 2050. Showing

this

trend in four age segments.

Overall

, the segments 0-14 and 38-45 will increase by the year 2050,

while

the age groups of 25-37 and over-65 will decline.

Moreover

, the proportion of each group in the total population changed after the year 2000,

however

, will remain steady until 2050. In 1950 the highest proportion was over 65 years old, with 60%,

this

group had moderate growth until achieve around the 70% in 1990.

Then

,

this

segment started to fall sightly and will remain that trend by 2050, when will be less than 60% of New Zealand’s population.

In contrast

, the segment 0-14 had a slight decrease from around 5% in 1950 to almost 0% in 1990, when had started to rise significantly and will remain growing to achieve 20% in 2050.

Furthermore

, the group 25-37 had a fluctuation between 1950 and 1990, when started a decreasing trend, which will maintain until almost disappear in 2050.

On the other hand

, the segment 39-45, had a substantial increase from 1950 to achieved a peak of around 50% in 1990.

Then

registered a significant decrease of around 10% by the year 2000. After, had oscillated and will represent the 40% of the total population in 2050.