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. Summarise the information by selecting and reportion the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the proportion of people living in cities in given four countries from 1970 to 2020 and

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figure shows showing percentage for 2030 and 2040.

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, it is clearly seen that the people of Malaysia and Indonesia constantly increased throughout the period and will rise till 2024.

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other countries show fluctuation till 2024. Looking at statistics, the population of Malaysia in 1970 second highest which was 30%, rapidly increased at around 40%,

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steadily rose till 1990 to about 45%. After that, there was a dramatic increase at about 72% and will rise till 2040 to 85%.

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, there was

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increase in the percentage of the mass of Indonesia which began at

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around 13

% in 1970 and 62% in 2040.

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, the percentage of people in Thailand was about 19% in 1970, and it was almost steady at around 31% in 1980, but there was a rapid surge to almost 50% in 1990, and

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it decreased to 40% in 2010.

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, the figure shows steady growth till 2040 to approximately 52%.