How many years does it take to pay social security to get a pension?

Legal analysis: the minimum payment period of social security is 15 years, but the medical insurance included in social security needs to be paid for at least 20 years to enjoy the medical treatment after retirement.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

Article 1 The overall pension stipulated in Article 15 of the Social Insurance Law shall be calculated and paid according to the basic pension calculation and payment method stipulated by the State Council.

Article 2 When an individual who participates in the basic old-age insurance for employees reaches the statutory retirement age, if the accumulated payment is less than fifteen years, the payment may be extended to fifteen years. After the implementation of the Social Insurance Law, if the payment is extended for five years but still less than fifteen years, it can be paid in one lump sum for fifteen years.

Article 3 Individuals who participate in the basic old-age insurance for employees who have paid less than 15 years after reaching the statutory retirement age (including extending the payment in accordance with Article 2) may apply for transfer to the new rural social endowment insurance or urban residents' social endowment insurance where their household registration is located, and enjoy the corresponding old-age insurance benefits. Individuals who participate in the basic old-age insurance for employees reach the statutory retirement age, and the accumulated payment is less than fifteen years (including the extension of payment in accordance with the provisions of Article 2), and have not been transferred to the new rural social endowment insurance or urban residents' social endowment insurance, individuals can apply in writing to terminate the basic old-age insurance relationship for employees. After receiving the application, the social insurance agency shall inform it in writing of its right to transfer to the new rural social endowment insurance or urban residents' social endowment insurance and the consequences of terminating the basic endowment insurance relationship for employees. After my written confirmation, I will terminate the employee's basic old-age insurance relationship and pay me the amount stored in my personal account in one lump sum.

Article 12 The employing unit shall pay the basic old-age insurance premium according to the proportion of the total wages of employees stipulated by the state and record it in the basic old-age insurance pooling fund. Employees shall pay the basic old-age insurance premium in accordance with the proportion of wages stipulated by the state and record it in their personal accounts.

Fifteenth basic pension consists of overall pension and individual account pension. The basic pension is determined according to factors such as individual cumulative payment years, payment wages, average salary of local employees, personal account amount, average life expectancy of urban population, etc.

Article 35 The specific methods for determining the base of social security contributions can be divided into two categories: one is that the income is higher than 300% of the local average wage, the other is that the income is lower than 60% of the local average wage in the previous year, and the other is to pay according to 60% of the local average wage in the previous year.