The graph below gives information about percentage of the population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for 2030 and 2040.

The line graph illustrates the percentage of the

population

living in urban areas in

four

Asian

countries

—namely the Philippines,

Malaysia

, Thailand, and Indonesia—between 1970 and 2020, with projections for 2030 and 2040.

Overall

, the graph shows a significant upward trend in urbanization across all

four

countries

. Notably, Indonesia had the smallest proportion of its

population

living in cities in 1970,

while

Malaysia

is expected to have the highest by 2040. In 1970, Indonesia had the lowest urban

population

at nearly 15%,

while

the Philippines had the highest at just over 30%. From 1970 to 1990, all

four

countries

experienced increases in urbanization. By 1990,

Malaysia

’s urban

population

had reached around 45%, slightly below the Philippines’ 49%.

However

, between 1990 and 2000,

Malaysia

saw a substantial rise of 17%,

while

the proportion in the Philippines declined by 4%. The data

also

predict that from 2020 onward,

Malaysia

will surpass the other

countries

in urban

population

percentage, reaching over 80% by 2040.

In contrast

, Indonesia’s urban

population

will grow steadily, but it will still remain the lowest among the

four

countries

by 2040. By that time, the urban

population

of

Malaysia

is expected to be almost double that of Thailand and Indonesia.