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 graph illustrates how the
percentage
of the population living in cities
in four Asian countries has changed from 1970 to 2010 and its prediction until 2040.
The proportion of citizens who are living in cities
has seen obvious changes in Malaysia and Indonesia. There is a surge in this
percentage
in Malaysia from 30% in 1970 to 80 in 2040 when this
country will have the highest ratio of the public living in cities
. Similarly
, a significant increase can be seen in the figure of Indonesia, from 15% in 1970 to 60% in 2040.
However
, marginal changes can be witnessed in the Philippines and Thailand. After a slight growth exceeding Malaysia from 30% in 1970 to 50% in 1990, the scale of residentiaries who are living in cities
fluctuates around 50% until 2040. Additionally
, in the years between 1970 and 2040, this
percentage
in Thailand climbed from 19% in 1970 to 40% in 2040, overtaken by Indonesia in 2000.
Overall
, during the 70 years, all these four cities
show an increase in the percentage
of the population living in cities
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