The line chart represents the proportion of the population living in cities in mainly four Asian countries namely- The Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia from the year 1970 to the year 2020 with future predictions for 2030 and 2040.
Overall, the city population of all four countries have grown significantly as compared to the beginning, and it is expected to grow even more in the future.
The percentage of Malaysia’s population who were living in the city was only thirty in the year 1970 and showed an upward trend until the end, the figure for the year 2020 was just above 70% and it is expected to grow up to 80% in next two decades, the highest among all, so as the Indonesian population it was just above 10% in the year 1970 and have grown about a half in the year 2020 and it is estimated to grow up to 60% in the future.
On the other hand, the Philippines population who are residing in cities was just above 30% in 1970 and reached 50% in 1990 and then significantly dropped down to 40% in 2010 and displayed an upward trend afterwards, the estimated values for the year 2030 and 2040 are approximately 55% and 60% respectively. The Thai population were just below 20% in the year 1970 and remained stable more or less from 1990 to 2020, where the figure is a quarter, however, it is expected to grow more than 40% in the years 2030 and 2040.