Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics

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government agency national statistical office

The Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics is the Dutch national statistical office responsible for collecting, analyzing, and publishing data on the country’s economy, population, and society.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek	3
Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics canonical	1
Statistics Netherlands	1
Stichting voor Statistiek (The Hague)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1798876 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics
Context triple: [Jan Tinbergen, employer, Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics]

A. Government of the Netherlands
The Government of the Netherlands is the national executive authority of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, responsible for formulating and implementing public policy, administering state affairs, and representing the country domestically and internationally.
B. Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research is the main Dutch research funding body that supports and coordinates high-quality scientific research across the Netherlands.
C. Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway is the Norwegian government’s central agency for collecting, analyzing, and publishing official statistics on the country’s economy, population, and society.
D. Nederlander Organization
The Nederlander Organization is a major American theatrical production and venue management company known for operating numerous prominent Broadway and regional theaters.
E. Ministry of General Affairs of the Netherlands
The Ministry of General Affairs of the Netherlands is the government department that supports the Prime Minister and coordinates overall government policy and communication.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics
Target entity description: The Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics is the Dutch national statistical office responsible for collecting, analyzing, and publishing data on the country’s economy, population, and society.

A. Government of the Netherlands
The Government of the Netherlands is the national executive authority of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, responsible for formulating and implementing public policy, administering state affairs, and representing the country domestically and internationally.
B. Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research is the main Dutch research funding body that supports and coordinates high-quality scientific research across the Netherlands.
C. Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway is the Norwegian government’s central agency for collecting, analyzing, and publishing official statistics on the country’s economy, population, and society.
D. Nederlander Organization
The Nederlander Organization is a major American theatrical production and venue management company known for operating numerous prominent Broadway and regional theaters.
E. Ministry of General Affairs of the Netherlands
The Ministry of General Affairs of the Netherlands is the government department that supports the Prime Minister and coordinates overall government policy and communication.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ national statistical office ⓘ
abbreviation	CBS ⓘ
country	Netherlands ⓘ
countryServed	Netherlands ⓘ
dataAccess	open data portal ⓘ
dataCollectionMethod	administrative data sources ⓘ register data ⓘ surveys ⓘ
dataConfidentialityPrinciple	protection of individual privacy ⓘ
dataFormat	interactive dashboards ⓘ microdata (under conditions) ⓘ tables ⓘ
dataFrequency	annual statistics ⓘ monthly statistics ⓘ quarterly statistics ⓘ
dataUsers	businesses ⓘ general public ⓘ government ⓘ researchers ⓘ
employerType	public sector ⓘ
fieldOfWork	economy statistics ⓘ official statistics ⓘ population statistics ⓘ social statistics ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Heerlen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hague ⓘ
jurisdiction	Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
languageOfWork	Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ
legalStatus	independent administrative body ⓘ
memberOf	European Statistical System ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Dutch ⓘ
nativeName	Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek ⓘ linked to: Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics
officialName	Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek ⓘ linked to: Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics
primaryRole	analyzing statistical data ⓘ collecting statistical data ⓘ publishing statistical data ⓘ
publishes	consumer price index ⓘ demographic statistics ⓘ environmental statistics ⓘ labor market statistics ⓘ national accounts ⓘ regional statistics ⓘ social and welfare statistics ⓘ
regionServed	European Union (as part of European Statistical System) ⓘ linked to: European Union
sector	public administration ⓘ
shortName	CBS ⓘ
subjectOf	Dutch statistical law ⓘ
website	https://www.cbs.nl ⓘ

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