Year % of rural population 2000 22.8666872688596 2001 23.6741672811261 2002 24.4816472933924 2003 25.2891273056589 2004 26.6904205993477 2005 28.1284613790162 2006 29.6032496446647 2007 31.1147853962929 2008 32.6630686339007 2009 34.2480993574884 2010 35.8698775670555 2011 37.528403262603 2012 39.2236764441296 2013 40.9556971116359 2014 42.7244652651223 2015 44.5299809045884 2016 46.372244030034 2017 48.2512546414596 2018 50.1670127388645 2019 52.1195183222493 2020 54.1087713916144 2021 55.2286050347084 2022 56.3484386778027