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 illustration shows how the population of cities in some Asian countries has changed through the years 1970- 2020, and how it will probably change by the year 2040.

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, the number of inhabitants in Thailand, The Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia went up. And predictions show that it will rise even more by 2040. The highest jumps are noticed in Malaysia and Indonesia. The biggest difference is seen in Malaysia, from 30 per

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it rose by almost 40, so in 2020 it was above 70 per

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.The second place with huge change is Indonesia, where the population increased by 40 per

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from around 15. The Philippines are the only country where we can see a fall, from 1990 to 2010. The

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of inhabitants of cities in Thailand climbed by nearly 10 per

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.The predictions are all similar in all of the places, the number of people living in the metropolis will go up by 2040. In Thailand growth will be almost 10 per

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. In the rest of the locations, it will be more stable.