Year % of rural population 2000 40.0175454402074 2001 40.864551914581 2002 41.71967689818 2003 42.5829203910042 2004 43.4542823930536 2005 44.3337629043281 2006 45.221361924828 2007 46.1170794545532 2008 47.0209154935034 2009 47.932870041679 2010 48.8529430990798 2011 49.7811346657058 2012 50.7174447415569 2013 51.6618733266333 2014 52.6144204209351 2015 53.5750860244619 2016 54.543870137214 2017 55.5207727591914 2018 56.505793890394 2019 57.4989335308217 2020 58.5001916804747 2021 59.5095683393531 2022 60.1395688898096