Year % of rural population 2000 3.2 2001 3.3 2002 3.3 2003 3.2 2004 3.1 2005 2.9 2006 2.7 2007 2.5 2008 2.4 2009 2.3 2010 2.1 2011 2 2012 1.8 2013 1.8 2014 1.6 2015 1.5 2016 1.4 2017 1.4 2018 1.3 2019 1.2 2020 1.1 2021 1 2022 0.9