The line graph shows the percentage of New Zealand population from 1950 to 2050. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

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The graph illustrates the population growth in New Zealand and its forecast starting in 1950 and reaching 2050.
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, the graph makes it clear that, in the early years, the mature population was increasing more than the young ones,
however
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, throughout the year
this
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trend tends to reverse, by the end of the period given the young ones tend to increase, except the ones in the teenagerhood. Focusing on 0-14 and 65 years plus, it is interesting to observe that from 1950 to 1990, the elderly population was
graduatually
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gradually
growing until reached its peak with around 68%,
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the new
generation
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was slightly decreasing to almost non-born babies in the period 1990. Approximately in
1999
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1999,
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this
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trend started to change, in 2000, the 0-14 reached 10% and there is a forecast to rise to almost 20% in 2050. Following the opposite, the senior
generation
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has a prediction of
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to fall. In 1990,
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generation
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had almost 70% and it started to fall
until
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60% in 2020, and it will continue falling until 2050 reaching almost 59%. Regarding the
age
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of 25-37 and 38-45, they started pretty close in 1950, but the 38-45 started to increase until 1990, jumping from about 21% in 1950 to almost 50% in 1990.
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,
slighly
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slightly
decreased in 2000 with approximately 40%, and it will continue with
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percentage by the end of the period. The 25-37
generation
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started with 20% in 1950, and dramatically fell to around 2% in 2020, and has a prediction of almost 0% by 2050.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words generation with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "fall" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "reached" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "almost" was used 6 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • line graph
  • percentage
  • population
  • steady increase
  • fluctuations
  • notable rise
  • projection
  • stabilization
  • plateauing
  • growth rate
  • population growth
  • timeline
  • trend
  • segment
  • economic conditions
  • migration policies
  • birth rates
  • data series
  • historical
  • forecast
  • intervals
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