The graph below gives information abouth the percentage of population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for 2030 and 2040.

The graph displays data about the proportion of residents in urban areas in four Asian countries from 1970 to 2020, and

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forecasts for another two decades.

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, the

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of the urban

population

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in these countries has increased since 1970 and they are going to have the same trend in the next 20

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.

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, the proportion of Philippines and Malaysia had the same

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in 1970, with 30% of all,

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, their relative number changed inversely for the next 20

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until their

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reached almost half of the whole

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in 1990.

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, the

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of people in cities for the first country increased dramatically until 2020 as its relative number reached four-fifths of all. The latter country fluctuated insignificantly for the next 30

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.

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, the

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of urban residents in Thailand and Indonesia commenced in almost equal value in 1970, 15% of the crowd.

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, Their

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of the

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levelled up for the next 50

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as the first one had 15% of the

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and the latter one reached half of all. As can be seen, all four countries are going to continue their previous trend until 2040 as their rank for the residents who live in the cities ,from the most to the least, will be Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand.