Year % of rural population 2000 38.4215946188506 2001 38.5175904332292 2002 38.6135862476077 2003 38.7095820619863 2004 38.8055778763649 2005 38.9015736907434 2006 38.997569505122 2007 39.0935653195006 2008 39.1895611338791 2009 39.2855569482577 2010 39.3815527626363 2011 39.4775485770148 2012 39.5735443913934 2013 39.669540205772 2014 39.7655360201505 2015 39.8615318345291 2016 39.9575276489077 2017 40.0535234632862 2018 40.1495192776648 2019 40.2455150920434 2020 40.341510906422 2021 40.4375067208005 2022 40.5335025351791