Year % of rural population 2000 48.0702210276057 2001 49.1468609672922 2002 50.2176350233172 2003 51.2825431956799 2004 52.3415854843809 2005 53.3912691256579 2006 54.4351042070572 2007 55.473090728578 2008 56.5052286902206 2009 57.531518091985 2010 58.5519589338716 2011 59.5665512158797 2012 60.5752949380096 2013 61.5781901002614 2014 62.5752367026354 2015 63.5664347451308 2016 64.551784227748 2017 65.5312851504871 2018 66.5049375133484 2019 67.4727413163312 2020 68.4346965594358 2021 69.3908032426622 2022 70.5231819917357