The graph gives information about the percentage of the population if four different Asian countries living in cities between 1970 and 2020 with additional predictions for 2030 and 2040.

The line graph illustrates the proportion of

people

in

cities

of the

Philippines

,

Malaysia

, Thailand and Indonesia between 1970 and 2020 with future predictions including 2030 and 2040 respectively.

Overall

,

it is clear that

the

population

of all four Asian countries increased significantly and

Malaysia

stood out having the highest proportion of the

population

.

This

pattern will likely continue into the future. In 1970,

Malaysia

and the

Philippines

had the highest percentage of the

population

living in

cities

, constituting approximately 30% and 31% respectively.

However

, it is predicted that by 2030, the proportion of city dwellers in

Malaysia

will be around 78%, which is expected to increase slightly in the next 10 years, making approx. 80% of

population

.

Furthermore

, in 1990, the volume of

Philippines

living in

cities

was around 45% which decreased

further

in the next 20 years, after 2010, the figure increased slightly, and it is expected that around 50% of

people

will reside in the

Philippines

cities

by 2040.

However

, in 1970, Thailand and Indonesia city residents had the lowest percentage of the

population

, constituting approximately 14% and 18% respectively.

According to

future predictions, Indonesia will become the second highest populated country, around 55% of

people

will be residing in

cities

by 2040,

while

Thailand

also

experience a notable surge and is predicted to have 39% of

people

living in

cities

.