The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting a reference signal, the method of a terminal according to the present invention comprising: receiving, through a higher layer signaling, configuration information including first information indicating one of a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS)-related table and a second DMRS-related table; receiving control information including second information on DMRS information; analyzing, based on the second information, a DMRS-related table indicated by the first information; and receiving a DMRS based on the result of the analysis.