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 shows urban

population

growth in four

countries

in Asia (

Philippines

, Malaysia, Thailand, and

Indonesia

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

Overall

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

Although

Indonesia

had the lowest

population

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

and Malaysia had the highest proportion of urban

population

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

countries

then

experienced a moderate increase to around 35% in the

Philippines

, surpassed by the Malaysian at 36% in 1990.

While

in the

Philippines

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

at the end

of

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. In terms of the two other

countries

, Thailand’s city

population

made up just below one-fifth,

while

in

Indonesia

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

countries

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

Then

, the

population

is predicted to peak at around 60% in

Indonesia

and around 48% in Thailand in 2040.