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. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given line graph illustrates the proportion of the

population

in

cities

in 4 Asian

countries

, including the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia for a five-decade

priod

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period

from 1970 to 2020 and its speculations for 2030 and 2040.

Overall

, the city populations for all

countries

have risen and it is predicted to experience the same trend in the future. In 1970, Malaysia had 30% of its

population

resided in

cities

, witnessed an upward trend by 2020, reaching at the top of the list with about a 45% increase and will

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this

steady growth by 2040 to about 80%.

Similarly

, Indonesia had

initially

15% of its

popuation

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population

living in the

cities

, followed by a progressive increase by 2020, marking it

the

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second country

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with about half of its

population

, which is estimated to reach a peak at around 60% by 2040. Regarding the other two

countries

, at the beginning of the period the Philipines had around one-third of the

population

residing in

cities

,the highest among all

countries

,

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figure peaked at about 50% in 1990,

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saw an almost steady decline by 2020, and will have risen in 20 years later. Thiland’s proportion of the city

population

started at just under 20% in 1970, which has grown by approximately 10% and will climb to just under 50% by 2040.