Writing report

The line graph illustrates the propotion of the urban population in Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia between 1970 and 2020, with predictions for 2030 and 2040. It is clear that the percentage of the population living in four Asian countries experienced an upward trend. In addition, the percentage of urban population in Malaysia registered the highest figures during the period. Looking first at the propotion of people who live in city in Malaysia and Indonesia, the former started the period with 30%, which was 16% higher than that of the latter. Thereafter, the proportion of citizens in Malaysia saw a moderate rise to 45% in 1990, before ending at 81% in the final year. Similarly, the figure for Indonesia increased marginally to 29% in 2000, and climbed to 60% by the end of the period. Regarding the remaining categories, the percentage of the urban population in Thailand climbed to 33% over the first 10 year, after fluctuating wildly between 40% and 50% from 1990 to 2040. As for Philipines, its figure considerably surpassed that of Thailand . To be specific, commencing at 19%, its figure showed a considerable growth to 29% in 1990, followed by a stability at 29% in the next 30 year then increase to 48% in the final year.