Year % of rural population 2000 42.0344674605665 2001 41.56161432577154 2002 40.96434563920917 2003 40.27848194370703 2004 39.60088814741123 2005 38.78248596257743 2006 37.94411664749152 2007 37.13088079982634 2008 36.266310745831 2009 35.38081556393014 2010 34.48090444331131 2011 34.34367308385267 2012 33.44912389592849 2013 32.58750164479844 2014 31.71093907424646 2015 30.827804675134708 2016 29.918603858440953 2017 29.227856595894746 2018 28.268873239464032 2019 27.351084796807662 2020 26.422028829732373 2021 25.717952772679645 2022 25.598960950096327