Year % of rural population 2000 7.3 2001 7.4 2002 7.3 2003 7.2 2004 7.2 2005 7.3 2006 7.2 2007 7.3 2008 7.2 2009 7.4 2010 7.2 2011 7.4 2012 7.4 2013 7.5 2014 7.6 2015 7.7 2016 7.9 2017 7.9 2018 8 2019 8.2 2020 8.1 2021 8.3 2022 8.6