The report reviews and summarizes the achievements of Shanghai’s social development since the 13th five year plan. Based on the average level of social development in Nanjing，Hangzhou and the whole country，the report establishes an evaluation system of Shanghai’s social development index to comprehensively evaluate the development of social undertakings in Shanghai. Generally speaking，Shanghai’s social development level has made continuous progress in terms of its own vertical ratio，but there is a certain gap with the horizontal ratio of the surrounding second tier cities Nanjing and Hangzhou. From the first level index，the score of Shanghai social vitality index is relatively higher，and the development of social equity is relatively insufficient. From the second level index，the development of social insurance，social progress and public service is relatively good，and the development of social employment and infrastructure is relatively insufficient. In the future，Shanghai should focus on employment，pension，basic education，housing and other key areas of people’s livelihood，promote the balanced allocation of urban and rural social resources，innovate grassroots governance，improve service level，and further promote the high-quality and sustainable development of Shanghai’s social undertakings.