Earth’s population

is about to become the

oldest it has ever been:

By the year 2030,

1 in 6 people will be

over the age of 60.

In the seven years leading

up to 2030, photographers

around the world will show

us what it looks like to live

in this historic time.

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One in Six by 2030

1 in 6 by 2030 is a global, collaborative project that brings together photographers from around the world to put a human face on one of the most important "statistics" of our time — the fact that by the year 2030, 1 in 6 people in the world will be over the age of 60.