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 proportion of residents living in the urban areas in the Philippines, Malaysia,

Thailand

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, and Indonesia between 1970 and 2020,

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the projections for the next two decades.

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, people moving to the cities in the four nations had increased in the past fifty years, and was predicted to grow in 2030 and 2040. Malaysia remained the most urbanised country,

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Thailand

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had the smallest share of city residents most of the time. Malaysia's urban population grew rapidly from 30% in 1970 to around 75% in 2020, and was predicted to increase in the next twenty years. Indonesia had a similar upward trend but started from a lower point, roughly 10% in 1970, and climbed to one-half in 2020, with a projection reaching 60% in 2040.

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,

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and the Philippines saw a much more moderate increase.

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the urban population in

Thailand

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grew gradually by one tenth from 1970 to 2020, the Philippines experienced fluctuations during those years, peaking at nearly 50% in 1990 as the highest rank among the four countries, and

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dipping to approximately 42% before increasing afterwards.