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

The diagram illustrates the percentage of total urban occupants in four different countries namely; the Philippines,

Malaysia

,

Thailand

, and

Indonesia

from 1970 to 2020

as well as

the prediction for the population from 2020 to 2040.

Overall

, the number of people who live in cities for all mentioned countries increased,

also

, the figure predicts that

this

increasing trend continue until 2040. In 1970,

Indonesia

had the lowest chunk of city dwellers which was roughly 15 per cent,

while

, the Philippines and

Malaysia

had the highest which was nearly 30 per cent. It is predicted that by the year 2040, the proportion of people who will live in cities of

Malaysia

will be the highest among all,

additionally

, these statistics will be the lowest for

Thailand

. In 2020, the bonus of city inhabitants is reported 30%, 45%, 50%, and over 80% for

Thailand

, the Philippines,

Indonesia

, and

Malaysia

respectively. The trend of

Indonesia

,

Thailand

, and

Malaysia

has almost no fluctuation,

however

, the rate of city residents increased from 31 to around 50 from 1970 to 1990

then

decreased to nearly 42 by the year 2010 and

finally

started to grow from 2010 to 2040.