India's fertility rate drops to 2. What does it mean?
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India's Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has dropped from 2.2 to 2. TFR is the average number of children a woman gives birth to in her lifetime. The country's Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) has risen from 54% to 67%, according to the Phase-2 data of the fifth edition of National Family Health Survey released on Wednesday. The NFHS data indicates the country's population is finally stabilizing.