the graph below gives information about the percentage of the population in 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 relevant.

The line chart provides key information about the proportion of the population in different Asian nations inhabiting cities between 1970 and 2020, with forecasts for 2030 and 2040.

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, it is clear from the graph that all states will witness an increase in their population percentages in 2040. Malaysia and Indonesia are predicted to experience critical changes,

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the remaining countries will not face relatively the same amount of changes. The Malaysian cities will contain the highest number of residents in the future.

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what is shown, the Philippines' data fluctuated in the beginning going up and

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down, but it had the biggest number in 1990 with more than 40%. Starting from 2010, it slowly increased and will continue to grow by around 5% between 2030 and 2040. Thailand had the steadier datum from 1970 to 2020 with a tiny increase rate,

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, now it is growing and will be rising by around ten

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in the future. In terms of Indonesia and Malaysia, they both have lots of similarities as their huge rise began in 2000,

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having the largest inhabitants ratio later. For 30 years, Indonesia had grown to only 20

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before rapidly increasing up to 50% in 2020.

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Malaysia was almost rising swiftly every ten years until it jumped to 60% in 2000, following up

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rate, the population in Malaysian towns will peak in 2040 at 80%