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

The given graph provides clear data concerning the

population

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of several Asian countries between 1970 and 2020

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projections for the other two decades.

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, the

rate

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of

population

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in all given areas saw a gradual increase over the course of a given period and

this

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trend is expected to be continued till 2040. In terms of Malaysia and Indonesia, they started with around 30% and 12%, respectively. By 1990 onward, these two countries saw a considerable increase in terms of the percentage

rate

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of

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and it's expected that

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trend will continue until 2040 (around 85% and 62 %, relatively). With regards to the

Philippines

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and Thailand, the

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rate

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of the

Philippines

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in 1970 was quite more than 30 %,

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Thailand's was around half the

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of the

Philippines

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in the same year. After seeing fluctuations in the

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till 2020, the

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in the

Philippines

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,

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projections, will rise steadily and end the year with notably more than 50 %.

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, Thailand's

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rate

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will increase considerably from 2020 onward, reaching roughly 50 % in 2040.