Year % of rural population 2000 20.7475677390959 2001 21.9336180733352 2002 23.2069686881129 2003 24.4892763973512 2004 25.7805412010501 2005 27.0807630992096 2006 28.3899420918301 2007 29.7080781789107 2008 31.0351713604519 2009 32.3712216364536 2010 33.716229006916 2011 35.0701934718389 2012 36.4331150312224 2013 37.8049936850664 2014 39.1858294333714 2015 40.5756222761366 2016 41.9743722133624 2017 43.3820792450487 2018 44.7987433711957 2019 46.2243645918031 2020 47.6589429068712 2021 49.1024783164002 2022 50.5549708203894