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. You should write at least 150 words.

The given data illustrates a comparison between the

population

in New Zealand between 2011 and 2012 over five major ranges of

ages

; all

ages

, under 15, 15-39, 40-64, and above 65.

Overall

, it can clearly be seen that a range of 65+ was the

group

with the highest percentage of

change

,

while

in contrast

, under 15 and 15-39 was the

group

that experienced a decline the most.

Moreover

, the other

ages

had a positive

change

percentage. In terms of the higher percentage of

change

, the majority

people

of above 65 in the first year began with 573.946

people

, who experienced a relatively stable increase of 4% to 596,903

people

in 2012. Regarding the lowest

change

of

population

, the

group

under 15 and 15-39 stood at 1577.256 and 1. 574.102, relatively.

Thereafter

, in 2012 decreased by around -0.2%, with a

population

of 896.364 and 1.57.102

people

.

However

, the other age

group

, which is all

ages

and 40-64 rose precisely 0,6% in 2012,

while

starting in 2011 for 4.381.126 and 1.331.907.

In addition

, the age

group

of 40-64 was the

group

with the highest number of the

population

.