The table elucidates data about the population in New Zealand in 2011 and 2012. The table incorporates 4 rows and 6 columns. Columuns are divided on the basis of age groups, while rows comprise the data in each year along with the percentage change with respect to each age group.
The total population in 2011 was approximately 4.381 million. With the 0.6% increase in the next year, population reached to 4.410 million. The polulace of childerns under 15 and of those adults lying within 15-39 age bracket, dropped by 0.2%, reflecting a minimal decrease i.e 896.364 and 1.574.102, respectively.
While the population of adults lying within 40-64 age bracket, increased with a percentage change of 0.6%, leading to 1.339.898 in 2012 from 1.331.907 in 2011. However, a susstantial increase was recroded in case of boomers, as their population by 4% from 2011 to 2012 i.e 573.946 to 596.903 respectively.
To conclude the above population trend, we can perspicuously analyse that the country’s youth is declining, while the boomers are getting into a significant numbers. Subsequently, possessing threat to country’s future, as future elong sto the youth.
