Year % of rural population 2000 59.9272498569653 2001 58.9108233575666 2002 57.8943968581677 2003 56.8779703587691 2004 55.8615438593702 2005 54.8451173599715 2006 53.8286908605726 2007 52.8122643611739 2008 51.795837861775 2009 50.7794113623763 2010 49.7629848629774 2011 48.7465583635787 2012 47.7301318641801 2013 46.7137053647812 2014 45.6972788653825 2015 44.6808523659838 2016 43.6644258665847 2017 42.647999367186 2018 41.6315728677873 2019 40.6151463683887 2020 39.5987198689895 2021 38.5822933695908 2022 37.5658668701922