How many digits does a phone number in Botswana have?

Mobile numbers have 8 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 7 national digits. That is the national number, without the country code +267.

What is the country code for Botswana?

+267. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 267, then the national number. From inside Botswana, the exit code for international calls is 00.

Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Botswana?

Mobile numbers start with 3 or 7 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 71 123 456). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator.

Can a mobile number in Botswana be ported to another carrier?

Not on record. The plan data this page is built from does not list mobile number portability for Botswana, so the carrier a prefix was allocated to is likely, not certainly, the carrier serving the number. Only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) confirms it.

+267

Botswana phone numbers

71 123 456

International +267 71 123 456, E.164 +26771123456

The numbering plan of Botswana: 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: +267
Exit code: 00
Trunk prefix: none
Mobile digits: 8
Fixed-line digits: 7
Number portability: not listed
Carriers on record: 3

How to dial a number in Botswana from anywhere: the dialling helper.

Line types in the plan:Mobile Fixed line Toll-free VoIP Premium-rate

Mobile numbers start with:37

Mobile prefix blocks by operator

Orange	20
Mascom	17
BTC Mobile	5

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 Botswana.

+267

country code

network code

123456

subscriber number

Country	Botswana numbering plan
Line type	Mobile
Carrier the block was allocated to	Mascom
E.164	+26771123456
International	+267 71 123 456
National	71 123 456
RFC 3966	tel:+267-71-123-456

Source: National numbering plan: Botswana (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 +267, no trunk prefix); nothing leaves your browser.

^(?:(?:321|7(?:[1-8]\d|9[03]))\d{5}|(?:2(?:4[0-48]|6[0-24]|9[0578])|3(?:1[0-35-9]|55|[69]\d|7[013]|81)|4(?:6[03]|7[1267]|9[0-5])|5(?:3[03489]|4[0489]|7[1-47]|88|9[0-49])|6(?:2[1-35]|5[149]|8[013467]))\d{4})$

Numbers to test, one per line

Number	National digits	Matches
71 123 456	71123456	Mobile
240 1234	2401234	Fixed line
0800 012 345	0800012345	not in the ticked types
79 101 234	79101234	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. 42 blocks held by 3 operators are on record.

Type the first digits of a number in national form.

In full

Cheat sheet

Country code	+267
International exit code (dialling out)	00
Trunk prefix (national dialling)	none
Mobile number length (national digits)	8
Fixed-line number length (national digits)	7
E.164 example	+26771123456
RFC 3966 (tel: URI)	tel:+267-71-123-456
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 and without +267. The patterns follow the national numbering plan and are anchored here.

Line type	National digits	Example, national	Example, E.164
Mobile	8	71 123 456	+26771123456
Fixed line	7	240 1234	+2672401234
Toll-free	10	0800 012 345	+2670800012345
VoIP	8	79 101 234	+26779101234
Premium-rate	7	90 12345	+2679012345

Mobile, 8 digits

^(?:(?:321|7(?:[1-8]\d|9[03]))\d{5})$

Fixed line, 7 digits

^(?:(?:2(?:4[0-48]|6[0-24]|9[0578])|3(?:1[0-35-9]|55|[69]\d|7[013]|81)|4(?:6[03]|7[1267]|9[0-5])|5(?:3[03489]|4[0489]|7[1-47]|88|9[0-49])|6(?:2[1-35]|5[149]|8[013467]))\d{4})$

Toll-free, 10 digits

^(?:(?:0800|800\d)\d{6})$

VoIP, 8 digits

^(?:79(?:1(?:[0-2]\d|3[0-8])|2[0-7]\d)\d{3})$

Premium-rate, 7 digits

^(?:90\d{5})$

Carrier prefix blocks

The operator each prefix block was allocated to, in national form, from the published allocation records for +267.

Operator	Line type	Prefix blocks	Ranges
Orange	Mobile	20	72, 78, 743–744, 748, 750–753, 757, 763–765, 769, 773–775, 779, 790, 793
Mascom	Mobile	17	32, 71, 74, 754–756, 759–762, 766–767, 770–771, 776–778
BTC Mobile	Mobile	5	73, 749, 758, 768, 772

Questions developers ask

How many digits does a phone number in Botswana have?: Mobile numbers have 8 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 7 national digits. That is the national number, without the country code +267.
What is the country code for Botswana?: +267. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 267, then the national number. From inside Botswana, the exit code for international calls is 00.
Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Botswana?: Mobile numbers start with 3 or 7 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 71 123 456). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator.
Can a mobile number in Botswana be ported to another carrier?: Not on record. The plan data this page is built from does not list mobile number portability for Botswana, so the carrier a prefix was allocated to is likely, not certainly, the carrier serving the number. Only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) confirms it.