Year % of rural population 2000 23.0966278681608 2001 23.9142149587045 2002 24.731802049248 2003 25.5493891397917 2004 26.9669416007674 2005 28.4217015092224 2006 29.913668865157 2007 31.4428436685707 2008 33.0092259194635 2009 34.6128156178359 2010 36.2536127636872 2011 37.9316173570183 2012 39.6468293978282 2013 41.3992488861173 2014 43.188875821886 2015 45.0157102051339 2016 46.8797520358608 2017 48.7810013140673 2018 50.7194580397528 2019 52.6951222129175 2020 54.7079938335621 2021 55.8418442276793 2022 56.9756946217969