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.

The line graph illustrates the changes and projections of urban residents in the four South Asian countries between 1970 and 2040.

It is clear that

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the number of people moving to cities in the four countries has increased over the past 50 years and will continue to grow over the next 20 years. By 2040, Malaysia will have the highest percentage of people living in cities,

whereas

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Thailand will have only half of civil living. Upon analysing the data, the Philippines and Malaysia had more than 30% of urban dwellers, which is twice the proportion of urban dwellers in Thailand and Indonesia at the beginning year, and showed a similar pattern of growth (30%-50%). Between 1990 and 2020, the four regions underwent a striking transformation, with Malaysia and Indonesia becoming the first and second most urbanised regions with 80% and 60% of civil dwellers, respectively, the Philippines was the only country where the population declined, with more than a 6 per cent drop. In terms of projection years, both of the countries with the highest population rates have slowed down, in comparison with Thailand has seen 10 per cent of its population dramatically move to the cities.