The table below shows information about the population of New Zealand from 2011 to 2012 by age group. Summarize the formation by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table chart illustrates the number of New Zealand residents during 2011 and 2012,classified by age.

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, the total amount of citizens by 2012 rose from the previous year, with the majority increasing mostly were a group of people aged over 65 years old. Despite a section under 39 gradually decreasing, the figure for adults in the duration between 40-64 rose with a small alteration. With regard to the teenage population, it reveals a slight downward trend dropping by 0.2% and the group of youth and middle-aged residents,who were 15-39 years old,

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represent a broad similarity altering from approximately 1.577 to 1.574 million;

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, the older aged 40-64 years old showed a slow growth from 2011 to 2012,by 0.6% of the entire public. Another outstanding feature of the data is that the elderly group experiences the largest percentage change of residential individuals by 4% over a year,accounting for around 573 and 596 million respectively. Those definitely ensure that New Zealand has been becoming an ageing society.