Age limit for employees to participate in social security

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There are age limits for participating in social security, including social security for employees and social security for urban and rural residents.

1. Employees participating in social insurance must meet the age requirements of employment such as labor law.

Lower limit: As a child worker under the age of 16, he can't participate in social security naturally, and as a minor worker (above the age of 16, below the age of 18, his post should meet the relevant provisions of the Special Protection Regulations for Juvenile Workers), he can participate in insurance.

Maximum limit: those who exceed the statutory retirement age (60 for men, 55 for women cadres and 50 for women workers) cannot participate in employee social security.

2. Social security for urban and rural residents includes endowment insurance and medical insurance.

The insured of endowment insurance must be 16 years old or older; Medical insurance can be insured from birth (some places allow prospective newborns to participate), regardless of age.