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 rates of people living in cities in four Asian nations from 1970 to 2020, and the expected fractions for 2030 and 2040.

Overall

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, the ratio of the population that inhabited cities in all of the given countries increased over the period.

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the numbers for the Philippines and Thailand fluctuated slightly at the beginning of the era. Meanwhile, the percentages for Malaysia and Indonesia rose continuously. In the first two decades, the percentages of citizens living in towns in all regions saw an increase;

thereafter

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, the figures for the Philippines decreased from about 50% in 1990 to around 42% in 2010 before rising again, and it is predicted to reach over 50% in 2040.

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, the rates for Thailand stabilised from 1990 to 2020 as it remained within an approximate 27% and 30% range;

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, it is expected to surge to just under 50% in 2040. Even though Indonesia had the lowest fraction

initially

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, with roughly 13%, it is forecasted that it will end the period as the country with the second largest population living in urban areas , with above 60%, just behind Malaysia, which is predicted to record a milestone in 2040, with 80% more or less.