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 line chart compares the proportion of people in four Asian countries living in

cities

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in thirty

years

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, with forecasting the number in the upcoming ten and twenty

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. It is clear from the graph that before 1990, In Malaysia and

Philippines

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the Philippines

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less than 50% of people were living in

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. Between the

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1990 to 2020, Most Malaysians moved to the

cities

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and there was a rise in the rural population percentage from 50% to 75%.

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in

Philippines

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the Philippines

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, the amount was steady standing between 40% to 50%. Thailand and Indonesia had similar trends in city population growth before 2000, but after that, Indonesian citizens grew rapidly from nearly 30% to 50% in 2020.

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the figures were almost unchanged in Thailand standing at 30%.

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, The population of

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in the four Asian countries had a rising trend in the

last

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30

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and it is predicted to increase by about 10% to 20% in the next 20

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.