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.

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of people who have been living in

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in four different countries of Asia in a 70-year period, from 1970 to 2040.

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, it can be seen

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some countries have experienced dramatic

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in metropolitan residences, the

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of individuals in these countries has been being increased respectively. First of all, in 1970 Indonesia had the lowest amount in

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of

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with slightly more than one in ten.

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,

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amount surged sharply by 35% in the next 40 years and overcame Thailand and the Philippines, in 2000 and 2010 respectively.

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, it is predicted that Indonesia will experience a 15%

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by 2040. Second of all, Malaysia has seen a skyrocketing

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in its

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'

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and by 2020

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doubled, from 30% to 70%.

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, Malaysian

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' residents will increase by more than one-tenth by 2040 and it will reach at peak.

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, the Philippines in 1970 had the highest portion of

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in its

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with more than one-third in total. After a fluctuating movement in the next 30 years, it saw a 10% increase

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gradual

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by 2040 when the

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will be halved.

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, Thailand after a 10% increase in the

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of citizens from 1970 to 1990, had a plateau movement until 2020 and it is predicted that its

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will reach 30% to 45% which is the lowest amount among all other nations in 2040.