The line graph illustrates the percentage of the 
population
 living in urban areas in Use synonyms
four
 Asian Use synonyms
countries
—namely the Philippines, Use synonyms
Malaysia
, Thailand, and Indonesia—between 1970 and 2020, with projections for 2030 and 2040.
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Overall
, the graph shows a significant upward trend in urbanization across all Linking Words
four
 Use synonyms
countries
. Notably, Indonesia had the smallest proportion of its Use synonyms
population
 living in cities in 1970, Use synonyms
while
 Linking Words
Malaysia
 is expected to have the highest by 2040.
In 1970, Indonesia had the lowest urban Use synonyms
population
 at nearly 15%, Use synonyms
while
 the Philippines had the highest at just over 30%. From 1970 to 1990, all Linking Words
four
 Use synonyms
countries
 experienced increases in urbanization. By 1990, Use synonyms
Malaysia
’s urban Use synonyms
population
 had reached around 45%, slightly below the Philippines’ 49%. Use synonyms
However
, between 1990 and 2000, Linking Words
Malaysia
 saw a substantial rise of 17%, Use synonyms
while
 the proportion in the Philippines declined by 4%.
The data Linking Words
also
 predict that from 2020 onward, Linking Words
Malaysia
 will surpass the other Use synonyms
countries
 in urban Use synonyms
population
 percentage, reaching over 80% by 2040. Use synonyms
In contrast
, Indonesia’s urban Linking Words
population
 will grow steadily, but it will still remain the lowest among the Use synonyms
four
 Use synonyms
countries
 by 2040. By that time, the urban Use synonyms
population
 of Use synonyms
Malaysia
 is expected to be almost double that of Thailand and Indonesia.Use synonyms