The table below gives information about the population of New Zealand between 2011 and 2012

The table compares the distribution of New Zealand’s residents across four age groups in 2011 and 2012, and it

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highlights the percentage variation for each category.

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, the country’s total inhabitants rose modestly from 4.4 to 4.46

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, age patterns differed

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the younger generations experienced minor reductions,

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the older cohorts, particularly those aged 65 and above, expanded markedly. In 2011, those aged 15–39 represented the largest share, standing at about 1.52

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. By the following year,

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total had edged down to 1.5

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, a fall of 0.2%. A comparable downward tendency was evident among children under 15, whose headcount slipped slightly from 801,750 to 800,000.

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, the elderly segment witnessed the sharpest rise. The over-65 group nearly doubled, climbing from half a

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to 900,000, which equated to a 4% uplift. Meanwhile, the 40–64 bracket recorded moderate progress, rising from 1.4 to 1.46

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, corresponding to a 0.6% increase.