A region configuration method, applied to a terminal, comprising: receiving basic system information that comprises target region support information and is broadcast by a base station, the target region support information being configured to indicate whether the base station supports the terminal accessing the base station to perform target region configuration; when determining, according to the target region support information, that the base station supports the terminal accessing the base station to perform the target region configuration, receiving target system information that comprises target region identification and is broadcast or unicast by the base station, the target region identification being a region identification of a target region; and performing the target region configuration according to the target region identification; wherein the target region is a region allowing the terminal to be in a target status; the target status is an INACTIVE status of 5th generation mobile communication technology, 5G, network, in which the terminal does not perform a radio resource control connection with the base station and is allowed to receive downlink data sent by the base station without performing status switching; the target system information is remaining information in overall system information of the base station other than the basic system information in the overall system information of the base station; the basic system information is broadcasted by the base station according to a preset period and at least comprises information for enabling the terminal to access the base station; and the information for enabling the terminal to access the base station comprises information for supporting the terminal to perform cell selection, information for requesting to acquire the target system information, and information for accessing a cell. receiving basic system information that comprises target region support information and is broadcast by a base station, the target region support information being configured to indicate whether the base station supports the terminal accessing the base station to perform target region configuration; when determining, according to the target region support information, that the base station supports the terminal accessing the base station to perform the target region configuration, receiving target system information that comprises target region identification and is broadcast or unicast by the base station, the target region identification being a region identification of a target region; and performing the target region configuration according to the target region identification; wherein the target region is a region allowing the terminal to be in a target status; the target status is an INACTIVE status of 5th generation mobile communication technology, 5G, network, in which the terminal does not perform a radio resource control connection with the base station and is allowed to receive downlink data sent by the base station without performing status switching; the target system information is remaining information in overall system information of the base station other than the basic system information in the overall system information of the base station; the basic system information is broadcasted by the base station according to a preset period and at least comprises information for enabling the terminal to access the base station; and the information for enabling the terminal to access the base station comprises information for supporting the terminal to perform cell selection, information for requesting to acquire the target system information, and information for accessing a cell.