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Blue numbers are estimated
Share of population living in area
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Urban | 7.46 | 7.77 | 8.08 | 8.39 | 8.69 | 9.00 | 9.31 | 9.62 | 9.93 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 22.6 | 31.9 | 41.2 | 50.5 | 59.9 | 69.2 | 78.5 | ||
| Rural | 92.5 | 92.2 | 91.9 | 91.6 | 91.3 | 91.0 | 90.7 | 90.4 | 90.1 | 89.0 | 87.9 | 86.8 | 85.8 | 84.7 | 85.1 | 85.5 | 85.9 | 86.3 | 86.8 | 77.4 | 68.1 | 58.8 | 49.5 | 40.1 | 30.8 | 21.5 | ||
| Poor | 95.6 | 94.6 | 93.6 | 92.7 | 91.7 | 90.7 | 89.7 | 88.8 | 87.8 | 86.8 | 85.9 | 84.9 | 83.9 | 82.9 | 78.1 | 73.3 | 68.4 | 63.6 | 58.7 | 56.5 | 54.3 | 52.1 | 49.9 | 47.7 | 45.5 | 43.3 | ||
| Nonpoor | 3.36 | 4.41 | 5.46 | 6.52 | 7.57 | 8.63 | 9.68 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 21.9 | 26.7 | 31.6 | 36.4 | 41.2 | 43.4 | 45.7 | 47.9 | 50.1 | 52.3 | 54.5 | 56.7 | ||
| Lowest 25% | 25.9 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 25.0 | 25.3 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.5 | ||
| Second 25% | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 24.2 | 24.7 | 25.1 | 25.6 | 26.1 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 | ||
| Third 25% | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 26.3 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 26.2 | ||
| Highest 25% | 26.0 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 24.8 | 24.4 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 24.9 | ||
| Central | 34.0 | 33.7 | 33.4 | 33.1 | 32.8 | 32.4 | 32.1 | 31.8 | 31.5 | 31.9 | 32.4 | 32.8 | 33.2 | 33.7 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 33.4 | 33.9 | 34.4 | 34.9 | 35.4 | 35.8 | 36.3 | 36.8 | ||
| Eastern | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 23.9 | 23.3 | 22.7 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 23.2 | 23.6 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 22.6 | ||
| Far-western | 8.71 | 8.82 | 8.94 | 9.06 | 9.17 | 9.29 | 9.41 | 9.53 | 9.64 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 9.88 | 9.68 | 9.48 | 9.28 | 9.08 | 8.88 | 8.68 | 8.48 | ||
| Mid-western | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.0 | ||
| Western | 18.5 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 20.0 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.1 | ||