Source: Highlights The proportion of women with unmet needs for family planning who want to stop or delay childbearing but are not using any method of contraception has declined in all states Except for Manipur, all states have reported an increase in users getting information on side effects of current contraceptive methods There is greater use of hygienic methods of protection during a menstrual period by women in a number of states New Delhi: India`s population is stabilising as per the Fifth National Family Health Survey as the total fertility rate has decreased across the majority of the states. Of the 17 states analysed in the NFHS-5 data, except for Bihar, Manipur, and Meghalaya, all other states have a TFR of 2.1 or less, which implies that most states have attained replacement level fertility.