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 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 the
population
in four Asian countries
(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 Philipines
had similar percentages of people living in Correct article usage
the Philipines
cities
in 1970 as compared to the other two countries
Thailand
and Indonesia
, which began with less than 20% of their population
in cities
. As far as their growth is concerned, both Malaysia
and Indonesia
saw a substantial increase in their population
as opposed to the other two countries
which began at the same level.
In terms of the two countries
(Malaysia
and Philippines) which began at approximately 30% of their population
in urban areas, it is observed that while
there was a steady rise
in the percentage of population
migrating to cities
in Malaysia
until it reached around 78% in 2020, Philipines saw an initial increase (from 30% to 50% in 1990) which reversed and fell to about 42% in 2010. However
, it increased to approximately another percentage point in 2020. Both countries
are expecting to see a rise
in their urban population
in 2030 and 2040, reaching to
about 85% in Change preposition
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Malaysia
and 55% in Philippines
respectively.
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the Philippines
Whereas
, while
both Indonesia
and Thailand
had approximately 12% and 18% respectively, of their population
in cities
in 1970, Indonesia
saw dramatic
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a dramatic
rise
in its urban population
all the way till
2020 reaching Change preposition
to
to
a little over 50%. In Change preposition
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comparison
the urban Add a comma
,comparison
population
rose only to about 30% by 2020. 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 to
about 62% in 2040.Change preposition
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