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 data presents proportion of the citizens in four Asian countries residing in towns between 1970 and 2020

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forecasts for 2030 and 2040.

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, If we look at the line graph, there are growing tendency for all categories, especially

Malaysia

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hit the highest amount among other countries.

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, the percentage of the inhabitants in

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is observed as the lowest value

at the end

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of 2020. In 1970, residents of

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and the Philippines were relatively the same until 1990 but

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dramatically increased and reached a peak amount of 75% in 2020. Despite the Philippines

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the highest rate of residents between 1970 and 1990 ,

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hovered around 50% until 2020 and became the third highest percentage of the population living in metropolises.

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continued to escalate expected from 2020 to 2040,

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the Philippines will rise and hit a peak value of 52%.

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and Indonesia grew relatively the same for 20 years,

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Indonesia soared dramatically from 1990 to 2020. Expectations for the next 20 years,

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and Indonesia will steadily grow and become around 50% and 60% in 2040.