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

,

Malaysia

,

Thailand

, and

Indonesia

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

Overall

, it is seen that

Malaysia

and the Philipines had similar percentages of people living in

cities

in 1970 as compared to the other two nations,

Thailand

and

Indonesia

, which began with lesser percentages of their

population

in

cities

.

However

, the

population

in

Malaysia

and

Indonesia

grew substantially, as opposed to the

Philippines

and

Thailand

. In terms of

Malaysia

and the

Philippines

which began at approximately 30% of their

population

in urban areas, it is observed that

while

there was a steady

rise

in the

cities

of

Malaysia

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).

However

, the

population

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

rise

in 2030 and 2040, with

Malaysia

reaching about 85% and the

Philippines

55%, respectively.

Whereas

,

while

both

Indonesia

and

Thailand

had approximately 12% and 18% respectively, of their

population

in

cities

in 1970,

Indonesia

saw a dramatic

rise

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

population

rose only to about 30% by 2020 in

Thailand

.

While

the prediction for

Thailand

is a meteoric

rise

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

Indonesia

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