The graph below gives information about the percentage of the population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with prediction for 2030 and 2040.

The line graph illustrates the changes in the proportion of city inhabitants in four countries (Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia) over a 50-year period ending in 2020,

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projections for the next two decades.

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it is clear that

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urban populations have grown significantly. Albeit at different rates in each country, resulting in remarkably similar percentages and it is expected that Malaysia will have the highest rate. At the beginning of the period, the two countries with the smallest urban populations were Thailand and Indonesia, where less than one-fifth lived in cities. Half a century of steady growth meant that by 2020 the proportions had risen to around 28%, and to just over 50% in Indonesia. In

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just over a third lived in cities in 1970, in 2020 the number stood at more

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two fifths

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, despite falling by roughly 3% during

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2010. Out of four nations, Malaysia maintained the highest percentage of urban population from 2000 to the final year. At the outset of the period, 30% of Malaysians lived in cities, respectively. Since

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, growth has been more dramatically, eventually topping 75% in 2020.