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. Write at least 150 words.

The line diagram compares the proportion of the

population

in the

Philippines

,

Malaysia

,

Thailand

, and

Indonesia

who lives in the cities over a period of 70 years.

It is clear that

all four countries' city

population

proportion was and will be growing from the years 1970 to 2040.

Malaysia

's city

population

percentage surpassed the

Philippines

' percentage in 1990 and became the country with the highest city

population

proportion among these four countries. In the year 1970, the

Philippines

was in the leading position, with just over 30% of its national

population

living in the cities, followed by

Malaysia

,

Thailand

, and

Indonesia

, with 30%, approximately 19%, and 14%, respectively. After almost two decades of having a lower percentage than

Malaysia

, the

Philippines

came back to the leading position with just under 50% in 1990.

However

, a declining trend occurred soon after that year, going down almost 10%. One noticeable thing was that

Indonesia

's figure took over

Thailand

's and the

Philippines

' in the years 2000 and 2010, respectively, and became the runner-up with just over 40% in 2010. Looking into the future, it is predicted that in 2020

Thailand

will have a drastic rise in its figure,

while

the other three countries will be having stable growths. In the year 2040,

Malaysia

will have over 80% of its residents living in the cities. Meanwhile,

Indonesia

, the

Philippines

, and

Thailand

will have approximately 60%, 50%, and 45%,

accordingly

.