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 reporting the main features, and make comparisons where revelant.

The chart illustrates the proportion of city presidents in four Asian nations including

Philippines

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, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia between 1970 and 2040.

Overall

, there was an increase in the percentage of urban inhabitants in all four examined countries, with the data of Malaysia generally remaining at the highest position and witnessing the most drastic rise throughout the whole period. The number of city occupants in Malaysia started at precisely 30% in 1970, after which it rose gradually to 45% in 1990, before ending the period at north of 80% in 2040

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significant growth from 1990 onwards. The equivalent changes can be seen in the figure for

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citizens in Indonesia, which climbed marginally from nearly 13% in 1970 to just under 30% in 2000, followed by a considerable growth to exactly 60% in the final year. 31% was the data of people living in cities in

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in 1970, with a sharp increase to 48% in 1990, and a final moderate climb to 52% in 2040, despite an unremarkable drop.

Similarly

, the figure for the urban inhabitants in Thailand started at just under 20% in 1970, and rose slowly to 29% in 1990, before reaching the final year at 45%.