The graph below gives information about the percentage of the population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for 2030 and 2040. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below gives information about the percentage of the population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for 2030 and 2040. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph shows the proportion of the urban
population
in four nations in Southeast Asia between 1970 and 2020, with projections until 2040.
Overall
, there are projected increases in the
population
living in cities of all countries examined, with Malaysia dominating the chart for the vast majority of the period, and the
Philippines
are predicted to overtake
Thailand
and Indonesia to hold the second position in the second half of the timeframe. Regarding Malaysia and Indonesia, precisely a third of the former’s
population
resided in urban areas in the first year, after which it is expected to increase continually to just over 80% in 2040, significantly higher than any other countries listed. Indonesia almost exactly mirrors
this
upward trend, albeit at a much lower rate. Despite starting at the lowest (at nearly 15%), the urban
population
rate for
this
country rose considerably, surpassing those of
Thailand
in 2000 and the
Philippines
in 2010 to become the second highest before being forecast to reach just above 60% in the final year. Moving on to
Thailand
and the
Philippines
, the percentage of urban inhabitants in the latter was the highest
initially
, standing at slightly above 30%. After being exceeded by Malaysia in the first years, the
Philippines
witnessed a rise to nearly half of the
population
, regaining its dominant position in 1990.
However
,
this
dominance was short-lived, as its share had gradually dropped to approximately 41% by 2010, and it is
then
anticipated to have climbed by roughly 10% by 2040.
Thailand
follows a very similar pattern but ranks
last
from 2000 onwards. Its figure began at close to one-fifth of its
population
prior to being estimated to more than double by the end of the period.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words population, philippines, thailand with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "increases" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • graph
  • percentage
  • population
  • cities
  • Asian countries
  • 1970
  • 2020
  • predictions
  • 2030
  • 2040
  • estimations
  • urban
  • increasing
  • steadily
  • Japan
  • China
  • rise
  • urbanization
  • South Korea
  • India
  • upward trend
  • slow pace
  • surpass
  • resided
  • projected
  • moderate increase
  • significant surge
  • exceed
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