The line chart displays the cities population proportion in Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia between 1970 and 2020, along with the projections for 2030 and 2040.

The line chart displays the proportion of people who lived in cities in the

Philippines

,

Malaysia

, Thailand, and Indonesia between 1970 and 2020,

along with

the projections for 2030 and 2040.

Overall

, all the nations experienced an upward trend, and

this

trend will continue in the next 20 years. Another significant feature is that

Malaysia

is projected to be the country with the highest percentage in 2040.

Malaysia

started at 30%, slightly lower than the

Philippines

, before continuing to rise to around 45% in 1990. From

this

point onwards, it gradually grew over the period and peaked at around 75% in 2020 and will be 90% in 2040. The

Philippines

witnessed a 20% increase in 1990. It

then

moderately declined by approximately 10% in the next ten years and was surpassed by

Malaysia

before starting to climb again in the next period and will continue until 2040. Thailand stood at just below 20% at the beginning of the period and had a noticeable increase to around 30% in 1990 and remained stable until 2020. It is predicted to soar considerably to almost half in the next 20 years.

On the other hand

, Indonesia started at 15% and consistently moved upward and had a peak in 2020 at around 50%, overtaking the

Philippines

and Thailand. In 2040, more than half the population of Indonesia is predicted to live in cities.