The line graph provides a comparative analysis of the proportion of population living in the city from 1970 to 2020, and future projections for 2030 and 2040 in four Asian countries: Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
Overall, a consistently increasing trend was observed in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, while Philipines witnessed a marginal drop in 2000 and 2010. Malaysia displayed the highest population percentage, whereas Thailand exhibited the lowest, with future predictions reporting similar patterns.
A closer observation reveals that in 1970, the percentage of urban population in the Philippines was the highest at 33%, surpassing its counterparts in Malaysia by a marginal 3%, Thailand by 15%, and Indonesia by 19%. However, in 1980, Malaysia became the front runner after its percentage increased to 40%, though it was later dominated by the Philippines in 1990. Interestingly, in 2000, both Thailand and Indonesia presented figures of 28%, and in 2010 Philippines and Indonesia both exhibited equivalent percentages of 42%. In addition to this, from 2010 to 2020, a pronounced surge of 10% and 8% was witnessed in Indonesia and Malaysia respectively. Their counterparts revealed similar patterns, albeit in a less dramatic manner.
Shifting our focus to future predictions, we observe that Thailand’s percentage will experience the most significant growth of approximately 20%, while its counterpart in Malaysia will display an anticipated increase of 7%. Notably, both Indonesia and Philippines will see an increase of 10%.