The table illustrates the number of people in New Zealand from 2011 to 2012, which is divided by different age categories. The population change is given in percentage.
Overall, there is an increase in population from 2011 to 2012. It can be seen that people who are above 40 years old show an increase in population over the year. However, there is a decrease in the number of people who are below 39 years old over the same period.
The total proportion increase in population across the year is 0.6%. From that, the greatest increase in population can be seen in the age group 65+, which shows an increase by 4.0%, with the age group 40-64 showing an increase by a minute 0.6%. Whereas people in the age group of under 39 years old both showing an equal rate of 2.0% decrease.
In conclusion, there is an increase in the total population, with the greatest change in the 65+ age group and the lowest in the age group below 39 years old.
