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 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.
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The table provides information about the proportion of New Zealand's
population
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by
age
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between 2011 and 2012.
Overall
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, it is evident that during
this
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period, the majority of the
population
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fell into the 15-39 and 40-64
age
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groups. There was
also
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an
overall
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increase in the total
population
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, with the 65+
age
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group experiencing the most significant growth in 2012. In 2011, New Zealand had a total
population
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of 4,381,269, with over half of the
population
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aged between 15-39 and 40-64, around 1.5 million and 1.3 million respectively. The other two
age
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groups, under 15 and 65+, combined to around 1.4 million. The total
population
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increased by 0.6% from 4,381,269 in 2011 to 4,410,284 in 2012. The 65+
age
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group, despite having the lowest number, experienced a significant 4% increase from 573,946 to 596,903. The 40-64
age
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group
also
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saw a positive development with a 0.6% increase,
while
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the remaining two
age
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groups experienced a decrease of 0.2% over the one-year period.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "also, overall".
Vocabulary: Replace the words population, age with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "significant" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • population growth
  • age group
  • increase
  • decline
  • elderly population
  • aging population
  • working-age population
  • stable labor force
  • modest increase
  • significant change
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