{
 "code": "LK.POP.LONG_RUN.BIRTH_RATE.A",
 "name": "Birth rate",
 "unit": "Per '000",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "Department of Census and Statistics",
 "publisher": "Central Bank of Sri Lanka",
 "source_url": "https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/publications/economic-and-financial-reports/annual-economic-review",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-04-20",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.POP.LONG_RUN.BIRTH_RATE.A/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "observations": [
  {"period": "1950", "value": 39.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "1951", "value": 39.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "1952", "value": 38.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "1953", "value": 38.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "1954", "value": 35.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "1955", "value": 37.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "1956", "value": 36.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "1957", "value": 36.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "1958", "value": 35.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "1959", "value": 37.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "1960", "value": 36.6, "status": null},
  {"period": "1961", "value": 35.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "1962", "value": 35.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "1963", "value": 34.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "1964", "value": 33.2, "status": null},
  {"period": "1965", "value": 33.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "1966", "value": 32.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "1967", "value": 31.9, "status": null},
  {"period": "1968", "value": 32.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "1969", "value": 30.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "1970", "value": 29.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "1971", "value": 30.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "1972", "value": 30.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "1973", "value": 28.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "1974", "value": 27.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "1975", "value": 27.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "1976", "value": 27.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "1977", "value": 27.9, "status": null},
  {"period": "1978", "value": 28.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "1979", "value": 28.9, "status": null},
  {"period": "1980", "value": 28.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "1981", "value": 28.2, "status": null},
  {"period": "1982", "value": 26.9, "status": null},
  {"period": "1983", "value": 26.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "1984", "value": 25.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "1985", "value": 24.6, "status": null},
  {"period": "1986", "value": 22.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "1987", "value": 21.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "1988", "value": 20.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "1989", "value": 21.6, "status": null},
  {"period": "1990", "value": 20.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "1991", "value": 21.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "1992", "value": 21.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "1993", "value": 20.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 20.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "1995", "value": 19.9, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 19.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "1997", "value": 18.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "1998", "value": 18.2, "status": null},
  {"period": "1999", "value": 18.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 18.2, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 19.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "2002", "value": 19.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 19.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 18.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 18.9, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 18.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 19.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 18.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 18.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 17.6, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 17.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 17.6, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 17.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 16.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 16.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 15.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 15.2, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 15.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 14.6, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 13.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 12.9, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 12.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 11.2, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 10.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025", "value": 9.9, "status": null}
 ]
}