Disclosed is a liveness test method and liveness test apparatus. The liveness test method includes determining a presence of a subject using a radar sensor, performing a first liveness test on the subject based on radar data obtained by the radar sensor, in response to the subject being present, acquiring image data of the subject using an image sensor, in response to a result of the first liveness test satisfying a first condition, and performing a second liveness test on the subject based on the image data.