Year % of rural population 2000 52.9347242441522 2001 52.9347242441522 2002 52.0958363319011 2003 51.2420251056607 2004 50.3732905654318 2005 49.489632711214 2006 48.5910515430074 2007 47.6775470608115 2008 46.749119264627 2009 45.8057681544537 2010 44.8474937302912 2011 43.8742959921401 2012 42.8861749400001 2013 41.883130573871 2014 40.8651628937532 2015 39.8322718996465 2016 38.784457591551 2017 37.7217199694663 2018 36.644059033393 2019 35.5514747833308 2020 34.4439672192795 2021 34.6400064371044 2022 34.8360456549294