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. -> The line graph compares the urban populations of four countries between 1970 and 2020, with predicted figures for 2030 and 2024.

The line graph compares the urban populations of four

countries

between 1970 and 2020, with predicted figures for 2030 and 2024.

Overall

, projections show that all

countries

will witness a dramatic increase in the proportion of city residents, with

Malaysia

being expected to see the greatest growth. In 1970, the percentages of urban inhabitants of the Philippines and

Malaysia

were roughly the same, at around 30%, compared to 20% for Thailand and 15% for Indonesia.

Malaysia

witnessed the most dramatic increase, with figures rising to nearly 75% by 2020. Indonesia overtook the other two to become the country with the

second largest

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urban population, with nearly half of the total population living in cities in 2020.

While

the Philippines saw a drop in the proportion of urban residents between 1990 and 2010, Thailand’s figure rose steadily to nearly 30% by 2020. By 2040, it is predicted that the urban populations of all these

countries

will grow, with

Malaysia

still top of the list, at nearly 85%, followed by Indonesia, at more than 60%. The figures for the other two

countries

are

also

expected to increase, but at a slower rate, with more than 55% of Filipinos and around 45% of

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being projected to live in cities by 2040.