The graph below gives information about the percentage ofthe population In four Asian countries living In citis from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for 12020 and 2040.

The graph below gives information about the percentage ofthe population

In four Asian countries living In citis from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for

12020 and 2040.
The graph below shows data about the proportion of the population in four Asian countries residing in cities from 1970 to 2020, with possible forecasts for 2030 and 2040. It can be seen from the diagram that all four countries grew considerably in population over the period. It is evident that the
Philippines
is predicted to become the most inhabited country by the end of the period, giving
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second place to Indonesia. In 1970
Malaysia
and the
Philippines
had almost the same percentage of inhabitants at 30% and around 32% respectively. Within the next 20
years
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these nations fluctuated in figures,
however
, in 1990 nearly levelled out with 47% in
Malaysia
and 48% in the
Philippines
.
Malaysia
then
continued its upward trend till 2020 and is expected to reach more than 80% by 2040. Thailand and Indonesia both rose moderately between 1970 and 1990,
although
, Thailand stayed constant from 1990 to 2020 with around 28% of total residents and will go up even higher with 47% by 2040. Indonesia has been growing drastically since 2000 surpassing Thailand and the
Philippines
over the period of 10 years and peaking at approximately 60% by 2040 becoming the second most populous Asian country after
Malaysia
.
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