Can I buy social security at the age of 53?

Of course. According to the information on the website, according to Article 16 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), individuals who participate in the basic old-age insurance will receive the basic old-age pension on a monthly basis when they reach the statutory retirement age and have paid the accumulated contributions for 15 years. Individuals who participate in the basic old-age insurance and pay less than fifteen years when they reach the statutory retirement age can pay for fifteen years and receive the basic pension on a monthly basis; Can also be transferred to the new rural social endowment insurance or urban residents' social endowment insurance, enjoy the corresponding pension insurance benefits in accordance with the provisions of the State Council. Therefore, 53-year-old residents can also buy social security, but they must pay a part of the amount in accordance with relevant regulations.