The line graph illustrates the migration of people from rural areas to cities in three different countries: Iran, Indonesia and Russia from 2000 to 2020, including future predictions for 2025. The figures are measured in millions of people.
Overall, there is a major increase in the number of people who move from the countryside to urban areas over the 25 year period across the surveyed nations. Iran is predicted to be the country with the highest number of migrants, while Indonesia’s figure will be the lowest.
In 2000 Iran had the lowest number of migrants, with only nearly 10 million while Russia had about 15 million, 1.5 times as many as Iran. Iran soared and surpassed Russia at 80 million people 20 years later to become the country with the most urban migrants. It is also projected that Iran will reach more than 90 million migrants in 2025. Additionally, in 2005, Indonesia was bypassed by Iran at 15 million people despite its steady growth. This country’s migration statistic is expected to level out at about 30 million people by 2025, three times less than Iran at the same time.