The graph indicates the 
number
 of New Zealand residents in different age ranges in 2011 and 2012.
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Overall
, the total Linking Words
population
 displayed an upward trend, despite that those who Use synonyms
under
 39 Add a missing verb
were under
years
 old underwent a decrease during surveyed Use synonyms
years
. On top of that, individuals between 15 to 39 Use synonyms
years
 old accounted for the largest proportion in New Zealand.
The Use synonyms
population
 of New Zealand went up 0.6% between 2011 and 2012, from 4.4 Use synonyms
million
 to 4.46 Use synonyms
million
, in which the most dramatic surge displayed in the Use synonyms
number
 of people Use synonyms
who 
over 65 Correct pronoun usage
apply
years
 old, in which the figure went up 4% at 0.9 Use synonyms
million
 in 2012.
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On the other hand
, the Linking Words
number
 of residents between 15 to 39 Use synonyms
years
 old Use synonyms
as well as
 youth under 15 Linking Words
years
 old experienced a Use synonyms
downgrad
, both lost 2% of Correct your spelling
downgrade
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population
, Add an article
the population
however
, after Linking Words
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the lost
lost
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loss
20
 thousand of Change preposition
of 20
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population
 in the age group between 15 to 39 Add an article
the population
years
 old, the Use synonyms
number
 Use synonyms
remaind
 the highest among others at 1.5 Correct your spelling
remained
remains
million
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