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

The line graph shows the proportion of four Asian

countries

’ residents

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living in urban areas over a 5-decade period between 1970 and 2020, with the expected

population

in 2030 and 2040.

Overall

, it can be seen that all four

countries

have noticeable increasing trends in

population

, starting at the lowest point in 1970, and being predicted to reach the peak in 2040.

To begin

with, Between 1970 and 1990, the

population

of Malaysia slightly increased from 30 to approximately 45,

while

Indonesia’s

population

rose from around 15 which was the lowest figure among

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countries

to above 20.

Moreover

, after

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both

countries

started to climb rapidly until 2020 before being predicted to continue rising, with Malaysia expected to reach over 80 and Indonesia around 60 by the year 2040. Moving to the rest of the

countries

,

Philippines

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increased moderately to reach about below 50 in 1990 and dropped to 40 in 2010. Meanwhile, Thailand’s figure hit approximately 30 in 1990 and almost remained the same until the year 2020.

Additionally

, both nations are projected to continue rising and reach around 50 in 2040.