Year % of rural population 2000 42.9568377771948 2001 43.4497027479093 2002 43.9425677186238 2003 44.4354326893383 2004 44.9282976600527 2005 45.4211626307671 2006 45.9140276014817 2007 46.4068925721961 2008 46.8997575429107 2009 47.3926225136251 2010 47.8854874843396 2011 48.378352455054 2012 48.8712174257685 2013 49.364082396483 2014 49.8569473671974 2015 50.349812337912 2016 50.8426773086264 2017 51.3355422793409 2018 51.8284072500554 2019 52.3212722207698 2020 52.8141371914843 2021 53.3070021621987 2022 53.3070021621987