{
 "code": "LK.POP.WDI.SP_POP_TOTL_MA_ZS.A",
 "name": "Population, male (% of total population) (modelled estimate) (World Bank WDI)",
 "unit": "Per cent",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "World Bank",
 "publisher": "World Bank",
 "source_url": "https://data.worldbank.org/country/sri-lanka",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-10-08",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.POP.WDI.SP_POP_TOTL_MA_ZS.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.",
 "licence": "Source: The World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "observations": [
  {"period": "1960", "value": 52.73, "status": null},
  {"period": "1961", "value": 52.62, "status": null},
  {"period": "1962", "value": 52.506922, "status": null},
  {"period": "1963", "value": 52.40, "status": null},
  {"period": "1964", "value": 52.30, "status": null},
  {"period": "1965", "value": 52.196998, "status": null},
  {"period": "1966", "value": 52.10, "status": null},
  {"period": "1967", "value": 52.01, "status": null},
  {"period": "1968", "value": 51.92, "status": null},
  {"period": "1969", "value": 51.83, "status": null},
  {"period": "1970", "value": 51.76, "status": null},
  {"period": "1971", "value": 51.68, "status": null},
  {"period": "1972", "value": 51.60, "status": null},
  {"period": "1973", "value": 51.53, "status": null},
  {"period": "1974", "value": 51.465632, "status": null},
  {"period": "1975", "value": 51.40, "status": null},
  {"period": "1976", "value": 51.33, "status": null},
  {"period": "1977", "value": 51.27, "status": null},
  {"period": "1978", "value": 51.21, "status": null},
  {"period": "1979", "value": 51.15, "status": null},
  {"period": "1980", "value": 51.10, "status": null},
  {"period": "1981", "value": 51.05, "status": null},
  {"period": "1982", "value": 50.99, "status": null},
  {"period": "1983", "value": 50.94, "status": null},
  {"period": "1984", "value": 50.89, "status": null},
  {"period": "1985", "value": 50.83, "status": null},
  {"period": "1986", "value": 50.75, "status": null},
  {"period": "1987", "value": 50.68, "status": null},
  {"period": "1988", "value": 50.60, "status": null},
  {"period": "1989", "value": 50.51, "status": null},
  {"period": "1990", "value": 50.42, "status": null},
  {"period": "1991", "value": 50.34, "status": null},
  {"period": "1992", "value": 50.26, "status": null},
  {"period": "1993", "value": 50.18, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 50.11, "status": null},
  {"period": "1995", "value": 50.04, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 49.98, "status": null},
  {"period": "1997", "value": 49.92, "status": null},
  {"period": "1998", "value": 49.86, "status": null},
  {"period": "1999", "value": 49.80, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 49.74, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 49.68, "status": null},
  {"period": "2002", "value": 49.59, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 49.48, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 49.38, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 49.28, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 49.17, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 49.07, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 48.95, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 48.82, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 48.70, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 48.593606, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 48.54, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 48.52, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 48.51, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 48.50, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 48.48, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 48.47, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 48.45, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 48.44, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 48.43, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 48.41, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 48.40, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 48.39, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 48.38, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025", "value": 48.37, "status": null}
 ]
}