The table provides information regarding age group residents in New Zealand between 2011 and 2012. Overall, while figures for All ages, people aged 40-64, and the oldest age group increased, the reverse was true for the youngest group and those aged 15-39. Of particular note is that All ages reached a higher rate in the final year.
Focusing on the rises, starting at 4,381,260 in 2011, the figure for all age groups grew steadily to a peak of approximately 4,410,284 in 2012, at +0.6%. As for the 40-64 age range, the number of this category surged noticeably between 2011 and 2012, reaching 1,339,898, up from 1,334,907 with a similar percentage to the former figure. Regarding people in the oldest age group, a significant improvement was observed in this figure from 573,946 in 2011 to 596,903 reaching +4.0% by the end of the timeframe.
In terms of decreases, the proportion of the youngest group witnesses a slight plummet from 898,160 to 896,364 between 2011 and 2012. Lastly, there was a moderate fall in the figure for people aged 15-39 from 1,577,256 to 1,574,102 with -0.2% by the end of the period.
