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 gives a

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comparison

of the

population

of New Zealand from the

years

2011 and 2012 showing 4 different age groups which are under 15, 15-39, 40-64 and people over 65

years

. The proportion of

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in

population

during these two

years

is

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provided

as well as

the total

population

during each year.

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, we see that there has been a rise

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total

population

when comparing 2011 to 2012, leaving the percentage of

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to be 0.6. The age group which has the highest percentage of

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is the 65 over category

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not the same case for

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15 and 15-39

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. From a higher

population

in 2011, there has been a slight fall in numbers in 2012, leaving

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0.2

percent

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of

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the population

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in both categories. The age group 40-64 has

also

shown

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rise in numbers when comparing the two

years

but the

population

aged 65 and above skyrocketed. From a

population

of only 573,946 people aged above 65 in 2011 to around 596,903 people. The

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of

change

also

increased massively, resting at approximately 4.0

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.