The graph below gives information about the percentage of the population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to2020, with predictions for 2030 and 2040. The graph below gives information about the percentage of the population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to2020, with predictions for 2030 and 2040.

The given graph shows the percentage of people in four Asian countries (the

Philippines

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,

Malaysia

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,

Thailand

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, and

Indonesia

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) residing in urban areas from 1970 to 2020 with projections for 2030 and 2040.

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, it is seen that

Malaysia

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and the Philipines had similar percentages of people living in

cities

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in 1970 as compared to the other two nations,

Thailand

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and

Indonesia

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, which began with lesser percentages of their

population

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in

cities

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.

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, the

population

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in

Malaysia

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and

Indonesia

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grew substantially, as opposed to the

Philippines

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and

Thailand

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. In terms of

Malaysia

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and the

Philippines

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which began at approximately 30% of their

population

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in urban areas, it is observed that

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there was a steady

rise

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in the

cities

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of

Malaysia

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reaching around 78% in 2020, the Philipines saw a hike and a dip (from 30% in 1990 to 50% and back to 42% in 2010).

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, the

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increased by another percentage point in the latter nation by 2020. Both countries are expecting to see a

rise

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in 2030 and 2040, with

Malaysia

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reaching about 85% and the

Philippines

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55%, respectively.

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,

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both

Indonesia

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and

Thailand

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had approximately 12% and 18% respectively, of their

population

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in

cities

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in 1970,

Indonesia

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saw a dramatic

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all the way to 2020 reaching a little over 50%. In comparison, the urban

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rose only to about 30% by 2020 in

Thailand

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.

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the prediction for

Thailand

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is a meteoric

rise

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in 2030 and 2040 to reach about 45%, it is more conservative for

Indonesia

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and it is expected to reach about 62% in 2040.