Year % of rural population 2000 35.0306736208314 2001 35.0306736208314 2002 35.0765725084373 2003 35.1224713960433 2004 35.1683702836493 2005 34.9771195310977 2006 34.7852505686594 2007 34.5927633963342 2008 34.3996580141222 2009 34.2059344220234 2010 34.0115926200377 2011 33.8166326081653 2012 33.621054386406 2013 33.42485795476 2014 33.228043313227 2015 33.0306104618073 2016 32.8325594005008 2017 32.6338901293074 2018 32.4346026482272 2019 32.2346969572603 2020 32.0341730564064 2021 31.8330309456658 2022 31.8330309456658