About 40% of the population (6.4M out of 17M) and about 40% of the economy. https://www.ing.nl/particulier/economisch-bureau/archief/archief-economische-cijfers

About 40% of the population (6.4M out of 17M) and about 40% of the economy. https://www.ing.nl/particulier/economisch-bureau/archief/archief-economische-cijfers-toegelicht/2014/06/3-provincies-goed-voor-helft-bbp.html https://www.ing.nl/particulier/economisch-bureau/archief/arc... I am not from one of the Hollands and I try to avoid using Holland but I will do so sometimes. It's a bit like using America for the United States which seems more wrong to me than using Holland for the Netherlands.