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.

The line graph illustrates the percentage of the number of people living in four Asian countries , the

Philippines

,

Malaysia

,

Thailand

and Indonesia in the year from 1970 to 2020 with projections for 2030 and 2040.

Overall

, There has been a significant increase in the

population

residing in all four nations .

Malaysia

stands 1st position in the

population

over the period , as compared to others .

To begin

with , the

Philippines

and

Malaysia

contained around 30 % of residing in 1970 . In 2020 ,

Malaysia

experienced substantial growth reaching almost 80 % of the

population

.

While

the

Philippines

had fluctuated and reached approximately 45 % .

Furthermore

,

Thailand

contained around 20 % and Indonesia had 15 % of the people living in 1970 . After 30 years , both countries had the same

population

with 25% of the total .

On the contrary

, the Indonesian

population

rose rapidly with half of the residents living.

While

Thailand

had increased slightly in the number of citizens (25 %) in 2020. Looking ahead , projections indicate

further

growth in city

population

across all four countries. By 2040 ,

Malaysia

will have the largest percentage of the

population

with 80% Indonesia and the

Philippines

with accountable for 60% and 55% respectively .

however

,

Thailand

will have a small percentage of the

population

with around 45 %