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.
The table illustrates the proportion
population
between 2011 to 2012 in New Zealand among different
age
groups
.
Overall
, it can be seen from the diagram the all-ages
population
enlarged in these years. The most expanded
population
of senior people as compared to others and only teenagers decreased in numbers. It is conspicuous that there was an increase of 0.6% in
population
in 2012 of all
age
groups
. The
age
group
of 15-39 was higher at 1.577.256 and the second
group
40-64 years old which was 1.331.907 in 2011. The lowest 65+,
group
had 573.946 in 2011 and the lowest children's
group
under 15 was 898.160 in the same year. Probing ahead, the people of the 65+
age
group
showed an increment of +4.0% in 2012, that
group
had a
population
of 596.903.
In addition
, the
population
of all ages and 40-64 years
groups
had a +0.6% increment, those were 4381.269 and 1.331.907 respectively in 2012. Both
groups
of under 15 and 15-39 declined to -0.2% each in 2012. The under-15
age
group
had 896.364 and the
age
group
of 15-39 had 1574.102 people respectively in 2012.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words population, age, groups, group with synonyms.

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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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