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.

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growth in four

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in Asia (

Philippines

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, Malaysia, Thailand, and

Indonesia

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) over five decades from 1970 to 2020, and the forecast until 2040.

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, the proportion of urban citizens rose over six decades and will continue growing in 2040.

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Indonesia

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had the lowest

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living in cities in the first year, it is predicted to be the second country with the highest

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residents in 2040. In 1970, the

Philippines

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and Malaysia had the highest proportion of urban

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, accounting for around 32% and 30%, respectively. The number of urban residents in both

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experienced a moderate increase to around 35% in the

Philippines

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, surpassed by the Malaysian at 36% in 1990.

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in the

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the figure will continue increasing to around 80% in 2040, the figure in Malaysia fluctuated before growing to around 50%

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. In terms of the two other

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, Thailand’s city

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made up just below one-fifth,

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in

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, the figures stood at just below Thailand’s in 1970. Over thirty years, the proportion of people that lived in cities in both

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experienced a gradual growth to the same level at just below 30% in 2000.

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, the

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is predicted to peak at around 60% in

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and around 48% in Thailand in 2040.