Year % of rural population 2000 30.5 2001 30.2 2002 29.6 2003 29.4 2004 28.9 2005 29.4 2006 29.3 2007 29.5 2008 30.6 2009 31.5 2010 32.4 2011 33.5 2012 35.1 2013 36.9 2014 38.3 2015 40.5 2016 42.1 2017 44.4 2018 46.6 2019 48.9 2020 51 2021 53.4 2022 55.5