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 line graph illustrates the trend of the

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staying in cities in four countries in Asia from 1970 to 2020, with the estimated proportion for 2030 and 2040.

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, all the countries

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minor fluctuations, except the Philippines with a noticeable change in 1990. The percentage of the

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in Malaysia underwent a slight drop in 1990 to around 40% before surging to just over 70% in 2020.

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, it will be predicted to increase steadily until 2040, reaching the peak of 80%. In comparison, the figure of the

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in the Philippines remained lower than that in Malaysia, which was

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greater in 1970 and 1990,

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it markedly declined to 40% in 2010.

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, it rose to above 40% in 2020 and will be estimated to rise to approximately 50% in 2040. The

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figure in Indonesia and Thailand was nearly the same in 1970 at less than 20%. In 2000, the proportion of the

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in Indonesia surpassed the percentage in Thailand, and it steeply climbed close to 50% in 2020, which is expected to be higher in 2040,

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in Thailand continued to be the smallest.