Year % of rural population 2000 54.1276430831107 2001 55.3367368791622 2002 56.5392414127413 2003 57.7351566838474 2004 58.9244826924806 2005 60.1072194386412 2006 61.2833669223294 2007 62.4529251435444 2008 63.6158941022868 2009 64.7722737985563 2010 65.9220642323536 2011 67.0652654036777 2012 68.201877312529 2013 69.3318999589076 2014 70.4553333428139 2015 71.572177464247 2016 72.6824323232074 2017 73.786097919695 2018 74.8831742537103 2019 75.9736613252525 2020 77.0575591343219 2021 78.1348676809186 2022 79.4106588075607