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 given line graph illustrates information about

city

population

in Asian

countries

namely the

Philippines

, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia in terms of percentages in the years 1970 and 2020, and with future predictions during a decade from 2030 to 2040. It is clearly seen that in the

Philippines

there were more people who were residents of urban parts than other three

countries

while

the Indonesians were unlikely to live in cities than in other given

countries

at the beginning of the period. In detail, at the outset of the period, the

city

population

of Indonesia and Thailand consisted of about 14% and 19% of the total

population

respectively,

whereas

in Malaysia and the

Philippines

, living cities were by far the most popular approximately 31% and 33%. Until 2010, there were fluctuations in the

Philippines

's

city

population

and it witnessed a slight decrease of roughly 43%.

Nevertheless

, the other three

countries

went through only increases till 2010. In 2020, half residents of Indonesia lived in urban areas, surpassing the

city

populations of Thailand and the

Philippines

.

However

, the majority of Malaysians were accustomed to living in the

city

and in 2020 only about a quarter per cent of the

population

lived in rural areas.

According to

the future, there will be only rises in all Asian

countries

. Interestingly, in Malaysia, only 10% of people will be living in the countryside.