EN
The aim of the article is to present the importance of social security in the modern world and show its role in shaping national security of the Republic of Poland. This publication also shows current as well as potential social and psychosocial threats. Having analyzed statistics from the Central Statistical Office of Poland, the author focused on the identification of social dangers as well as their impact on the security of the state. Moreover, the most important challenges that Poland is facing in order to ensure existential foundations of the nation have been outlined. The author pays attention to the significance of social threats for the security of the state level pointing out possible consequences for the country that they may cause.