How many digits does a phone number in the United Arab Emirates have?

Mobile numbers have 9 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 8 national digits (7 when dialled locally). That is the national number, without the country code +971 and without the trunk prefix 0.

What is the country code for the United Arab Emirates?

+971. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 971, then the national number without its trunk prefix 0. From inside the United Arab Emirates, the exit code for international calls is 00.

Which prefixes are mobile numbers in the United Arab Emirates?

Mobile numbers start with 050, 052, 053, 054, 055, 056 or 058 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 050 123 4567). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator.

Can a mobile number in the United Arab Emirates be ported to another carrier?

The numbering plan lists the United Arab Emirates without mobile number portability, so the carrier a prefix was allocated to is normally the carrier serving the number.

+971

United Arab Emirates phone numbers

050 123 4567

International +971 50 123 4567, E.164 +971501234567

The numbering plan of the United Arab Emirates: formats, lengths, the regular expression for each line type and the prefix blocks allocated to each carrier, as ITU publishes it. A pattern says what a number looks like and where it was allocated; whether it is in service, and who serves it today, is a different question (below).

At a glance

Country code: +971
Exit code: 00
Trunk prefix: 0
Mobile digits: 9
Fixed-line digits: 8
Number portability: not listed
Carriers on record: 3

How to dial a number in the United Arab Emirates from anywhere: the dialling helper.

Line types in the plan:Mobile Fixed line Toll-free Shared cost Premium-rate UAN

Mobile numbers start with:050052053054055056058

Mobile prefix blocks by operator

Etisalat	3
du	3
Virgin Mobile	1

prefix blocks allocated, from the published records; a block is a prefix at the plan's allocation length

Check a number

Valid mobile number in United Arab Emirates.

+971

country code

network code

1234567

subscriber number

Country	United Arab Emirates numbering plan
Line type	Mobile
Carrier the block was allocated to	Etisalat
E.164	+971501234567
International	+971 50 123 4567
National	050 123 4567
RFC 3966	tel:+971-50-123-4567

Source: National numbering plans, ITU-T E.164 (ITU)

Test a pattern

Tick the line types you accept, copy the combined pattern, and paste numbers to see which range each one falls in. Numbers are reduced to their national digits first (no spaces, no +971, no trunk prefix 0); nothing leaves your browser.

^(?:5[02-68]\d{7}|[2-4679][2-8]\d{6})$

Numbers to test, one per line

Number	National digits	Matches
050 123 4567	501234567	Mobile
02 234 5678	22345678	Fixed line
800 123456	800123456	not in the ticked types
700 0 12345	700012345	not in the ticked types

Need another country, or the pattern as code in your language? Open the regex builder.

Walk the prefixes

Type the first digits of a number in national form, or tap them: the operators holding blocks under those digits, then the block a full prefix falls in. 7 blocks held by 3 operators are on record.

Type the first digits of a number in national form.

In full

Cheat sheet

Country code	+971
International exit code (dialling out)	00
Trunk prefix (national dialling)	0
Mobile number length (national digits)	9
Fixed-line number length (national digits)	8 (7 dialled locally)
E.164 example	+971501234567
RFC 3966 (tel: URI)	tel:+971-50-123-4567
Mobile number portability	Not listed

Line types and their regular expressions

Match each pattern against the national significant number: digits only, without the trunk prefix 0 and without +971. The patterns follow the national numbering plan and are anchored here.

Line type	National digits	Example, national	Example, E.164
Mobile	9	050 123 4567	+971501234567
Fixed line	8	02 234 5678	+97122345678
Toll-free	5 to 12	800 123456	+971800123456
Shared cost	9	700 0 12345	+971700012345
Premium-rate	9	900 2 34567	+971900234567
UAN	9	600 212345	+971600212345

Mobile, 9 digits

^(?:5[02-68]\d{7})$

Fixed line, 8 digits

^(?:[2-4679][2-8]\d{6})$

Toll-free, 5 to 12 digits

^(?:400\d{6}|800\d{2,9})$

Shared cost, 9 digits

^(?:700[05]\d{5})$

Premium-rate, 9 digits

^(?:900[02]\d{5})$

UAN, 9 digits

^(?:600[25]\d{5})$

Carrier prefix blocks

The operator each prefix block was allocated to, in national form, from the published allocation records for +971.

Operator	Line type	Prefix blocks	Ranges
Etisalat	Mobile	3	050, 054, 056
du	Mobile	3	052, 055, 058
Virgin Mobile	Mobile	1	053

Questions developers ask

How many digits does a phone number in the United Arab Emirates have?: Mobile numbers have 9 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 8 national digits (7 when dialled locally). That is the national number, without the country code +971 and without the trunk prefix 0.
What is the country code for the United Arab Emirates?: +971. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 971, then the national number without its trunk prefix 0. From inside the United Arab Emirates, the exit code for international calls is 00.
Which prefixes are mobile numbers in the United Arab Emirates?: Mobile numbers start with 050, 052, 053, 054, 055, 056 or 058 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 050 123 4567). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator.
Can a mobile number in the United Arab Emirates be ported to another carrier?: The numbering plan lists the United Arab Emirates without mobile number portability, so the carrier a prefix was allocated to is normally the carrier serving the number.