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 line chart illustrates the

population

percentage who live in cities in the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia between 1970 - 2020 with

future

forecasts for 2030-2040.

Overall

, It can be seen that the

population

living in cities has fluctuated in the first five decades,

while

in the

future

it can be noticed

population

increase throughout the final two decades. The

population

of Malaysia in 1970 at 30%, and in 1990 there was a drop in

this

proportion,

however

, from 2000 to 2020 the proportion dramatically increased and reached over 75%, which will

further

increase and peak at approximately 80% in the

future

forecast of 2030-2040.

On the other hand

, in Indonesia, the proportion of people living in towns significantly increased during a given time period which started at 11% in 1970, and in

future

predictions,

this

will go up to just over half in 2040. Despite

this

, In Thailand and the Philippines community percentages who lived in cities had similar movements

whereas

the

population

of Thailand was below 20% and close to 31% respectively in 1970, which fell for the next 30 years, and from 2010

population

rose up to 2020, it will

further

go up next 20 years.