The line chart below provides information about the percentage of the population living in cities in Philippines, Malasia, Thailand and Indonesia between 1970-2020, with forecasts for 2030 and 2040.
Overall, the number of people living in cities of all four nations increased over the period of time and it is predicted to grow in the future. The percentage of the male and female who lives in cities in Malaysia and Indonesia is set to go up sharply in the given period of time.
The was moderate increase in the population living in cities of Malaysia between 1970-1990, before starting to rise dramatically. Its percentage reached nearly three quarters in 2020 and is predicted to grow steadily till 2040. In the Indonesia, the number of people living in non-rural areas was only above 10 percent in the beginning being the last in the list, but it went up significantly from 1980 and reached the second place among other countries in 2020. This numbers will increase approxtimately by 10 percent from 2020 to 2040.
The number of people living in cities in Philippines fluctuated between 1970-2010, where the peak was around 50 percent in 1990 and then it declined approximately by 20 percent. There will be modest growth from 2020 to 2040. There was gradual increase in the city population of Thailand from 1970-2020 and it is expected to grow significantly from 2020 reaching only above 50 percent in 2040.
