The line graph delineates the percentage of people of four different asian countries living in urban areas between 1970 and 2020, and provides predictions for the years 2030 and 2040.
Overall, it is clear that there was a significant uptrend in the proportion of people who lived in cities in all countries, especially among Malaysians. Concordantly, this mutual rising trend is likely to continue in 2030 and 2040.
In 1970, around 30% Malaysians lived in cities, and this figure for Philippineans ranked first, and was higher by a narrow margin. Although both countries experienced a considerable increase in this regard, Malaysia overtook Philippines in terms of having the highest percentage of population living in cities over the years. These figures will keep experiencing growth and are going to reach around 85% and just over 60% in Malaysia and Philippines, respectively.
Looking at the percentage of individuals from Thailand and Indonesia resided in urban areas, it can be observed that the figure was around 15% in Indonesia and just under 20% in Thailand. After witnessing 50 years of growth, those figures reached about 50% and 30%, respectively. Moreover, it is predicted that although the figure for Thailand will rise in the upcoming years, it is going to remain lowest compared to other countries, at less than 50%.