The line chart displays the cities population proportion in Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia between 1970 and 2020, along with the projections for 2030 and 2040.

The line graph illustrates the percentage of people residing in urban areas in four Southeast Asian nations, including

Malaysia

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, the

Philippines

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, Thailand, and Indonesia, for half a century, with projections for the following two decades.

Overall

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it is clear that

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all countries experienced an upward trend.

Malaysia

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consistently recorded the highest proportion of city dwellers,

while

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Thailand lagged far behind the others.

To begin

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with, both

Malaysia

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and the

Philippines

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began at around 30%, ranking first in urbanisation.

Malaysia

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increased sharply throughout, reaching about 70% in 2020, and it is expected to reach over 80%. Meanwhile, by 1990, half of the population of the

Philippines

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had lived in cities. After that, a fluctuation was observed in the

Philippines

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population with only a gradual increase forecast

thereafter

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.

In contrast

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, a remarkable growth was witnessed in Indonesia, with its urban population rising to half of its citizens in 2020, and it is predicted to continue to nearly 60% for the next twenty years.

Finally

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, the least pronounced growth of cities' dwellers was seen in Thailand, starting at approximately 20% and it is expected to be under 50% by 2040.