The table below provides data on the 
population
 of New Zealand across different Use synonyms
age
 groups between 2011 and 2012.
Use synonyms
Overall
, the elderly Linking Words
population
 (65 and above) experienced a significant increase, Use synonyms
while
 other Linking Words
age
 groups saw minor changes. Notably, the largest demographic in both years was the 15-39 Use synonyms
age
 Use synonyms
group
.
In 2011, the 15-39 Use synonyms
age
 Use synonyms
group
 was the largest, with 1.52 Use synonyms
million
 people. Use synonyms
This
 was followed by the 40-64 Linking Words
age
 Use synonyms
group
 with 1.4 Use synonyms
million
, and the under 15 Use synonyms
age
 Use synonyms
group
 with 800,000 people. The smallest Use synonyms
group
 was those aged 65 and over, with about 500,000 people.
By 2012, the 15-39 Use synonyms
age
 Use synonyms
group
 saw a slight decrease of 0.2%, dropping to 1.5 Use synonyms
million
, and the under 15 Use synonyms
group
 Use synonyms
also
 fell by 0.2% to 800,000. Linking Words
In contrast
, the 40-64 Linking Words
age
 Use synonyms
group
 increased by 0.6%, reaching 1.46 Use synonyms
million
, maintaining its position as the second largest Use synonyms
group
. The most notable change was in the 65 and over Use synonyms
group
, which grew by 4% to 900,000, surpassing the Use synonyms
under 15
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under-15
age
 Use synonyms
group
.
In summary, Use synonyms
while
 most Linking Words
age
 groups experienced minimal changes, the elderly Use synonyms
population
 saw a remarkable rise, indicating a trend towards an Use synonyms
aging
 Change the spelling
ageing
population
 in New Zealand during Use synonyms
this
 period.
Linking Words
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 revision aims to enhance clarity, coherence, and grammatical accuracy, targeting a band score of 7 or higher.Linking Words