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.

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report is to discuss the

percentage

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of the population in four Asian

countries

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living in

cities

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from 1970 to 2020, with

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predictions for 2030 and 2040. The

countries

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are

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Philippines

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the Philippines

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,

Malaysia

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, Thailand and

Indonesia

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. Statistics are based on a

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, in all four

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countries

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the trend of living in the

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as the

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pass is rising. In

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Indonesia

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the

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rose from 15% to around 50% during the

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1970 and 2020, with the prediction that it’s going to rise around 10% more in the following 20

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. A similar trend is in

Malaysia

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as the

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hasn't stopped growing and in the

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50

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went up approximately 50% and has a prediction of increasing even more. In Thailand and

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Philippines

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fluctuates a bit more and had a slight decrease

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1990 until 2010 when it went up again, but these

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have the least amount of changes as only 20% of the

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moved to the city in 50

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, but there is

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speculation which states that around 20% more

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will move to the

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in the near future. Given the data, it can be seen that

Malaysia

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tops every country off and around 80% of

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were living in the

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in the year 2020, even if it

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the highest number of residents in

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in the year

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1970. The lowest

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of townspeople in 1970 was 15% but it skyrocketed and is predicted to reach 60% by 2040 in

Indonesia

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. The most fluctuating

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is the

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as it started from having 30% of city residents reached 50% and within 20

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decreased by 10%, but is predicted to reach the 50% mark again. Generally, the increment of city residents in four Asian

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no correlation between them, but similarities can be seen. In

Indonesia

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and

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there has been a steady increase,

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in Thailand and

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the Philippines

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Philippines

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there has been a drop and the

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of

people

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living in

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didn’t rise as much as in the other two

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countries

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.