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 above illustrates the population of New Zealand from 2011 to 2012 separated into five age groups.
Overall
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, we can observe an increase in the number of
people
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between 40 and 64 and over 65,
whereas
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a decrease in 15 and 39-year-old
people
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and under 15
years
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old children. All ages increased by 0.6 per
cent
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from 2011 to 2012. The number of
people
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over 65 is the lowest in both
years
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, but it increased significantly, compared to the other groups, by 4 per
cent
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.
In contrast
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, a modest rise in the 40 to 64-year-old
people
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. The numbers increased by 0.6 per
cent
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in one year. The 15-39 age group led the population both
years
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, but in 2012 the numbers declined by 0.2 percent. The table shows the same changes in the group of under 15
years
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old
people
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; it
also
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decreased by 0.2 per
cent
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in 2012.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words people, years, cent with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "table" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 4 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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