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. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph depicts the proportion of city residents in four Asian countries between 1970 and 2020, with forecasts for 2030 and 2040. The

percentage

of the

population

living in

cities

in Malaysia and Indonesia saw the steepest increase, with the former becoming the leader after 1991. The Philippines and Thailand,

in contrast

, experienced a more gradual increase in terms of the

percentage

of city residents. Indonesia,

initially

the least city-oriented country, saw almost a five-fold increase, reaching a level of 51% in 2020. Malaysia, in the same year, peaked at 75%,

initially

starting from 30% point. By 2040, Malaysia is predicted to become an all-time maximum in terms of the proportion of city residents,

while

Indonesia is predicted to take second place with 62%. In 1970, the Philippines had the biggest

percentage

of the

population

living in

cities

– around 30%,

while

Thailand had only 19%. By 2040 it is forecasted

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the Philippines to have more than half of the

population

living in

cities

,

while

for Thailand the

percentage

is projected to be almost 10

percentage

points less, being the country with the smallest proportion of

population

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