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

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of people living in the

Philippines

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Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia from 1970 to 2020, with expectations for 2030 and 2040.

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, all the countries saw an increase in the population, and Malaysia had the highest percentage over all the years. The

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started at the lowest

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and ended up with a steep rise. Malaysia was the second highest country, but from the beginning of the period to 1990, the

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rose from 30% to around 45%.

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, there was a significant growth between 2000 to 2020 with more than 70%,

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Malaysia’s population is expected to grow considerably. Indonesia started below 20% and rose to 30% by 2000.

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, in 2020, Indonesia saw a dramatic increase from 30% to 50%, and the

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will continuously climb

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60%. In the

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, the figure plateaued at around 31% between 1970 and 1980.

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, the

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of people who live there grew steeply by 50%. By 2010, there was a slight drop in the percentage, around 40%.

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, the

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sharply increased from 2010 until the rest of the predicted years.

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Thailand had a gradual climb from 1970 to 1990, by 2020, the

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plateaued around 30%.

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, the

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of people who will live in Thailand is projected to rise to above 40%.