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 given line graph depicts the percentage of residents who are living in urban areas in four Asian nationalities, which are the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. The information was collected from 1970 to 2020;

then

, it forecasts the percentage for 2030 and 2040. Interestingly, the city population increased from 1970 until 2010 in most countries except the Philippines.

Furthermore

, the percentages tend to get higher in the future in all countries from 2020 to 2040.

However

,Thailand remained stable between 1990 and 2020. The databases and trends of urban residents in Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia are considerably similar. They gradually increased by approximately 14%, 19%, and 30% by the year 1970, respectively.

Then

, it is predicted to grow dramatically to 60%, 50%, and 80%, respectively. Malaysia is the country with the highest growth, at 50%. The information about the Philippines was quite unique.

Although

the trend of city population is estimated to rise from around 32% in 1970 to 55% in 2040, it slightly decreased during the years 1990–2010 by 8%, from 50% to 42%, respectively.