Year % of rural population 2000 17.3770561376588 2001 17.8843866640508 2002 18.6072266403592 2003 19.3876097174536 2004 20.6113756604862 2005 21.7919351248148 2006 23.0243511465938 2007 24.319177731106 2008 25.6402018836137 2009 26.9831302277626 2010 28.3589951655296 2011 29.7108313021044 2012 31.1440788532422 2013 32.5954417856592 2014 34.0902894991232 2015 35.6120435444004 2016 37.1528745119421 2017 38.6736208809591 2018 40.1643251914578 2019 41.6849262945297 2020 43.003417729344 2021 44.6321586159965 2022 45.8589986496204