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 graph shows data regarding the percentage of

population

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the population

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living in cities in four Asian countries. The information is for each decade from 1970 to 2040 with the

later

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latter

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two being predictions. By looking at the graph we can see that the main trend throughout the years is the increase in

city

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residents.

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in

Malaysia

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Malaysia,

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a much bigger part of the population lives in cities than in other countries. Indonesia, Thailand and

Philippines

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the Philippines

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have approximately the same share of citizens choosing cities as a place to live. The one striking difference between Malaysia and over three countries is that the former had a great surplus of

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population from 1990 to 2000,

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Philippines

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the Philippines

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, Thailand and Indonesia had a more steady growth all the time. The Philippines

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a slight difference from over three

counties

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countries

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. They had a quick increase of

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residents by 20

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in 1990 but

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for 2

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decades,

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there was a gradual decrease. From that

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the general trend continued without deviations. Future predictions show that

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trend of increase in the percentage of

city

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residents is going to continue.