Year % of rural population 2000 45.1 2001 44.9 2002 44.4 2003 43.6 2004 43.6 2005 43.1 2006 42.5 2007 42.3 2008 41.4 2009 41.5 2010 41.5 2011 41.15 2012 41.1 2013 41.1 2014 41.2 2015 41.4 2016 41.7 2017 42.3 2018 42.7 2019 43 2020 43.8 2021 44 2022 44.7