The graph gives information about the percentage of the population if four different Asian countries living in cities between 1970 and 2020 with additional predictions for 2030 and 2040.

The line graph not only illustrates the proportion of citizens living in urban areas in 4 separate Asian nations from 1970 to 2020 but

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predicts that figure between 2030 and 2040.

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there was an upward tendency in the quantity of population of all 4 countries.

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, Malaysia is believed to be the most crowded area in the future,

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the opposite is true for Thailand. As can be seen, in 1970, the Philippines and Malaysia were recorded to be at the top of the list with 30%. Over the 2 decades, the percentage of residents in these countries grew and shared the same result of nearly 50%. The Malaysians are thought to keep rising and reach a peak of over 80% by 2040, yet the Filipinos saw a slight decrease before being guessed to grow again to 55% in 2040.

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, the portion of the Thai stood at 20% in the first year of the period, compared to only 13% of the Indonesians. In 2000, both regions comprised 30%.

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,

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the sum of the former is said to increase to 50% at

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after being stable until 2020, the total of the latter continued soaring to more than half in 2020 and it is predicted to take up 60% by 2040 as well.