In order to strengthen national capacity building for science popularization and to further implement the Action for Improving the Scientific Literacy of the Whole Population，the Chinese Association for Science and Technology（CAST）and the National Bureau of Statistics（NBS）cooperated in carrying out the 13th Sample Survey on the Scientific Literacy of Chinese Citizens in 2023，which will provide important data for the mid-term evaluation of the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan on Scientific Literacy，and for achieving the goal of having more than 15 percent of the citizenry possessing the literacy of science in 2025. The results show that by 2023，the proportion of Chinese citizens with scientific literacy will exceed 15 percent. The results show that the proportion of Chinese citizens with scientific literacy reached 14.14% in 2023，with the rate of improvement of citizens' scientific literacy continuing to accelerate and the imbalance of scientific literacy levels significantly alleviated. Television and the Internet are still the two main channels for citizens to obtain scientific and technological information，and the position of the Internet as the primary channel for citizens to obtain scientific and technological information has been further strengthened. Citizens' willingness to visit and make use of science and technology（S&T）infrastructures is high，and among all kinds of science and technology infrastructures，science and technology venues represented by science and technology museums have the highest willingness to visit and the highest effectiveness in using them. Citizens are highly concerned about and actively supportive of S&T innovation，while their concerns about the risks of applying new technologies and their willingness to participate in S&T decision-making have increased. The comprehensive presentation and systematic analysis of the results of this survey will provide strong data support and decision-making references for promoting high-quality development，formulating targeted strategies and policies related to science popularization and the building of scientific literacy，and promoting the long-term and balanced development of the scientific literacy of all people.

civic scientific literacy  /  sampling survey  /  scientific and technological information  /  science popularization infrastructure