Year % of rural population 2000 29.2112526066437 2001 29.3154311275161 2002 29.4196096483885 2003 29.5237881692609 2004 29.6279666901332 2005 29.7321452110056 2006 29.836323731878 2007 29.9405022527503 2008 30.0446807736227 2009 31.1983100670176 2010 32.3591920546616 2011 33.5273267365546 2012 34.7027141126962 2013 35.8853541830872 2014 37.0752469477272 2015 38.2723924066158 2016 39.4767905597539 2017 40.6884414071409 2018 41.9073449487766 2019 43.1335011846617 2020 44.3669101147958 2021 45.6075717391785 2022 46.8554860578106