Year % of rural population 2000 67.4 2001 68.7 2002 69.3 2003 69.7 2004 70 2005 69.8 2006 69.5 2007 69.4 2008 69.2 2009 68.9 2010 68.9 2011 68.8 2012 69.2 2013 69.4 2014 69.9 2015 70.6 2016 72 2017 73.1 2018 74.5 2019 75.75 2020 77.3 2021 78.8 2022 79.9