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 line graph depicts the proportion of the
population
in urban areas in four Asian countries (Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia) between 1970 and 2020, with projections for 2030 and 2040.
Overall
, it is vividly seen that the fractions of the population
in those nations have been experiencing upward trends from 1970 until 2040. However
, Malaysia’s population
underwent a fluctuation from 1970 to 2000 before being predicted to rise in 2040.
To delve into more details, in 1970, Malaysia’s population
started just at 30%, and it then
rose significantly to over two-thirds in 2020, afterwards it is expected to increase to almost 90% in 2040. Similarly
, the figures for both Indonesia and Thailand inclined gradually to nearly half and almost a quarter in 2020 respectively. These trends will have experienced a rise to over 40% in 2040.
Furthermore
, the percentage of the Philippine population
from 1970 to 2010 fluctuated from 31% to around 50% before falling down to just 40%. Nevertheless
, the proportion will have been projected to rise steadily to above half by 2040.Submitted by musa.nuwa on
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