The graph below gives information about the percentage of population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970-2020, with predictions for 2030-2040.

The line graph illustrates data concerning the proportion of residents in four Asian countries living in urban areas over a fifty-year time period, from 1970 to 2020, with projections for the next two decades.

Overall

, what stands out from the graph is that there were upward trends in the proportion of inhabitants in crowded places in

Malaysia

and Indonesia,

while

Thailand and the

Philippines

witnessed

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little change by 2020.

In addition

, all four of these countries are predicted to experience significant rises. The percentage of

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in cities in

Malaysia

started at 30 and

then

increased dramatically to 2020, reaching about 70%.

Moreover

,

this

figure is projected to continue its growth in the next twenty years. In Indonesia, part of the population living in urban areas began at around 15%; after that, it escalated considerably by 2020.

Additionally

, it will experience a notable rise like

Malaysia

in 2030 and 2040. As regards the

Philippines

, it was in first place in 1970 with just above thirty

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. Afterwards, the

Philippines

and

Malaysia

switched their positions twice in the next twenty-year period.

However

, the figure for the

Philippines

had seen a significant decline by 2010.

Furthermore

, its figure is said to grow to approximately 50%. The urban population proportion in Thailand grew during the first two decades, rising to just under thirty

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. At

this

point, it started to witness fluctuations to 2020, and

then

it will have growth based on the predictions.