Year % of rural population 2000 67.4 2001 68.5 2002 69.7 2003 70.5 2004 71.3 2005 71.7 2006 72.1 2007 72.6 2008 72.7 2009 73.1 2010 73.1 2011 73.2 2012 73.1 2013 73.4 2014 73.3 2015 73.5 2016 73.5 2017 73.7 2018 73.8 2019 74.2 2020 74 2021 74.2 2022 74.3