Band 5+: 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 displays the population change of New Zealand divided by age group of under 15, 15-39, 40-64, and over 65 from 2011 to 2012.

Overall, any age group did not see significant change in the given period. Two groups of under 15 and 15-39 decreased slightly and there was a little increase of population among the people who are over 40 years old.

Population of New Zealand rose by 0.6% in one year from 4.38 million to 4.4 million. Number of who are under 15 and between 15 to 39 were dropped by 0.2%, in other words 2000 people. In contrast, population of 40-64 people was 1.331 million at the beginning, then showed a rise in 2012 by 0.6%, reached about 1.34 million. The age group that had the most growth was the elders who are over 65. There were 573,946 of them in 2011 and grew by 4.0%, reached 596,903 after a year.