The graph below gives information about the percentage of the population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with prediction for 2030 and 2040. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the ratio of urban

population

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in four countries in Asia from 1970 to 2020, with a prediction for the next two decades based on the data.

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, the number of

residents

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in

cities

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of all four countries increased, especially in Malaysia, where only one-third of citizens lived in

cities

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in 1970, but over 70 per

cent

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of

residents

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lived in

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in 2020. The upward trend will be maintained till 2040, reaching four out of five of the

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. Compared with

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,

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of the Philippines had the same proportion of urban residency in 1970, but the numbers fluctuated after 1970 and became 45 per

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of the

population

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in 2020. The number of

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in

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will be expected to increase till 2040, reaching half of the total

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. The

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of Thailand and Indonesia started between 10 and 20 per

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in 1970, which

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rose to 50 per

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and 30 per

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in 2020, respectively. A sharp rise would be predicted for both of them , which could reach over 60 per

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and 50 per

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in 2040, respectively.