Year % of rural population 2000 38.9403900904943 2001 39.8614402546029 2002 40.7871584793757 2003 41.7175447648129 2004 42.6525991109145 2005 43.5923215176803 2006 44.5367119851105 2007 45.485770513205 2008 46.4394971019637 2009 47.3978917513869 2010 48.3609544614747 2011 49.3286852322264 2012 50.3010840636425 2013 51.2781509557229 2014 52.2598859084676 2015 53.2462889218766 2016 54.23735999595 2017 55.2330991306876