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 following line graph illustrates the change in the city-living population in The Philipines, Malaysia,

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, and Indonesia during the period 1970-2040. From an

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perspective, Malaysia and Indonesia show an uptrend in the urban lifestyle,

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more Philopino and Thai prefer rural areas over the years. In 1970, the Philipines had the highest urbanization rate which was 31%. Following

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Malaysia where 30% of Malaysian people choose to live in cities. The number of Indonesians staying in the uptown was 5% lower than in

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, at 11%. Indonesia presented a slight growth in the moving-to-city trend from 1970 to 2000 and constantly increased to 2020. It is predicted that the tendency will continually depict a significant surge in the period 2020-2040 and reach a peak of 60% in 2040. The same with Indonesians, more Malaysians moved to live in the centre throughout the 1970-2040 period and is expected to reach more than 80 per cent of the populace in 2040.

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,

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and the Philippines showed a drop in city inhabitants ratio from 1990 to 2010.

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, the locals living in cities in

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and the Philippines are predicted to account for 44% and 50% of the populace in 2040, respectively.