The provided
line chart illustrates
the percentage of the population
residing in urban areas in
four Asian countries, namely
the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia,
from 1970 to 2020, and provides
projections for 2030 and 2040.
It is evident that there was a
gradual increase in the
urban population percentage in all four countries
over the given period.
Malaysia is projected
to have the
highest urban population percentage by 2040, surpassing the other three countries, while
Thailand is anticipated to have the lowest urban population percentage among the four nations.
To begin with, both Indonesia and Malaysia
observed a significant surge in their urban population percentages, with
Indonesia starting at over 10% and Malaysia at over 30% in 1970, and both countries are
expected to continue this upward trend until 2040, with a projected increase of around 50% in urban population percentage for each country. Consequently, after 70 years, Malaysia and Indonesia are expected to have the
highest urban population percentages, ranking first and second, respectively.
Additionally, the Philippines, which had the highest urban population percentage in 1970,
experienced fluctuations
over the years,
reaching a peak of approximately 50% in 1990,
slightly decreasing to 40% in 2010, and then
projected to peak again in 2040. On the other hand, Thailand’s urban population percentage
showed a
steady increase
from under 20% in 1970 to over 40% in 2020.
