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Percentage of the population living in cities
2024-09-19
The provided graph delineates the evolving proportions of urban citizens in four Asian nations from 1970 to 2024.
Overall, it is evident that the population living in cities among all surveyed nations witnessed an upward trajectory. Notably, the majority of the examined period has been dominated by Malaysia and Indonesia tends to surpass Philipin and Thailand to rank second in the second half of the time frame.
Examining the chart, exactly one-third of Malaysia's population lived in urban zones in the initial year before being projected to gradually rise to above 80% by 2040, substantially higher than other examined nations. Likewise, despite a lower rate, a comparable/similar pattern could be observed/witnessed/noted in Indonesia, commencing at the lowest position (nearly 15%), the urban population proportion for this nation surged, far exceeding the figures for Thailand and the Philippines to held the second position in the chart, being predicted to occupy 60% by the conclusion of the period.
Concerning the remaining regions, the Philippines led the top position in the rate of urban population, at approximately 32% prior to being surpassed by Malaysia in the first half of the time frame. Nevertheless, the data for the Philippines registered a rise, regaining its dominant position by 1990 prior to steadily dropping to roughly 41% by 2010 and being projected to climb by 10% by 2040. Thailand almost mirrors this trend, with its figure commencing at around ⅕ of its population and being forecast to double the figure by the end of the period.