Year % of rural population 2000 28.7549783947925 2001 29.4139757690676 2002 30.0787125385186 2003 30.7491887031452 2004 31.4254042629473 2005 32.1073592179251 2006 32.7950535680785 2007 33.4884873134077 2008 34.1876604539126 2009 34.8925729895929 2010 35.6032249204491 2011 36.3196162464809 2012 37.0417469676882 2013 37.7696170840713 2014 38.50322659563 2015 39.2425755023644 2016 39.9876638042745 2017 40.73849150136 2018 41.4950585936214 2019 42.2573650810585 2020 43.025410963671 2021 43.7991962414594 2022 43.7991962414594