Year % of rural population 2000 45.6332689584506 2001 45.8090614701264 2002 45.9848539818022 2003 46.160646493478 2004 46.1866038084377 2005 46.2114242252613 2006 46.2351077439488 2007 46.2576543645003 2008 46.2790640869157 2009 46.299336911195 2010 46.3184728373383 2011 46.3364718653456 2012 46.3533339952168 2013 46.3690592269519 2014 46.383647560551 2015 46.397098996014 2016 46.409413533341 2017 46.4205911725319 2018 46.4306319135868 2019 46.4395357565056 2020 46.4395357565056 2021 46.4395357565056 2022 46.4395357565056