The invention relates to a method and a device for monitoring a position. The method particularly comprises the following steps: generating a tracking area list for a terminal according to monitoring precision indication information and transmitting the tracking area list to the terminal; obtaining the position information of the terminal when the tracking area list executes the position updatingoperation, and reporting position information to a monitoring center, therefore, the embodiment of the invention can set the monitoring position precision of a monitoring target, thereby obtaining more precise position information of the monitoring target, and meeting the demands of various monitoring tasks.