Germany phone numbers

At a glance

Country code

+49

Exit code

00

Trunk prefix

0

Mobile digits

10 or 11

Fixed-line digits

5 to 15

Number portability

yes

Carriers on record

17

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

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 +49, no trunk prefix 0); nothing leaves your browser.

^(?:1(?:6[023]|7\d)\d{7,8}|15(?:[0-25-9]\d\d|3(?:10|33))\d{6}|32\d{9,11}|49[1-6]\d{10}|322\d{6}|49[0-7]\d{3,9}|(?:[34]0|[68]9)\d{3,13}|(?:2(?:0[1-689]|[1-3569]\d|4[0-8]|7[1-7]|8[0-7])|3(?:[3569]\d|4[0-79]|7[1-7]|8[1-8])|4(?:1[02-9]|[2-48]\d|5[0-6]|6[0-8]|7[0-79])|5(?:0[2-8]|[124-6]\d|[38][0-8]|[79][0-7])|6(?:0[02-9]|[1-358]\d|[47][0-8]|6[1-9])|7(?:0[2-8]|1[1-9]|[27][0-7]|3\d|[4-6][0-8]|8[0-5]|9[013-7])|8(?:0[2-9]|1[0-79]|2\d|3[0-46-9]|4[0-6]|5[013-9]|6[1-8]|7[0-8]|8[0-24-6])|9(?:0[6-9]|[1-4]\d|[589][0-7]|6[0-8]|7[0-467]))\d{3,12})$

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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. 40 blocks held by 17 operators are on record.

Cheat sheet

Line types and their regular expressions

Match each pattern against the national significant number: digits only, without the trunk prefix 0 and without +49. The patterns follow the national numbering plan and are anchored here.

^(?:1(?:6[023]|7\d)\d{7,8}|15(?:[0-25-9]\d\d|3(?:10|33))\d{6})$

^(?:32\d{9,11}|49[1-6]\d{10}|322\d{6}|49[0-7]\d{3,9}|(?:[34]0|[68]9)\d{3,13}|(?:2(?:0[1-689]|[1-3569]\d|4[0-8]|7[1-7]|8[0-7])|3(?:[3569]\d|4[0-79]|7[1-7]|8[1-8])|4(?:1[02-9]|[2-48]\d|5[0-6]|6[0-8]|7[0-79])|5(?:0[2-8]|[124-6]\d|[38][0-8]|[79][0-7])|6(?:0[02-9]|[1-358]\d|[47][0-8]|6[1-9])|7(?:0[2-8]|1[1-9]|[27][0-7]|3\d|[4-6][0-8]|8[0-5]|9[013-7])|8(?:0[2-9]|1[0-79]|2\d|3[0-46-9]|4[0-6]|5[013-9]|6[1-8]|7[0-8]|8[0-24-6])|9(?:0[6-9]|[1-4]\d|[589][0-7]|6[0-8]|7[0-467]))\d{3,12})$

^(?:800\d{7,12})$

^(?:180\d{5,11}|13(?:7[1-6]\d\d|8)\d{4})$

^(?:(?:137[7-9]|900(?:[135]|9\d))\d{6})$

^(?:700\d{8})$

^(?:16(?:4\d{1,10}|[89]\d{1,11}))$

^(?:18(?:1\d{5,11}|[2-9]\d{8}))$

^(?:1(?:6(?:013|255|399)|7(?:(?:[015]1|[69]3)3|[2-4]55|[78]99))\d{7,8}|15(?:(?:[03-68]00|113)\d|2\d55|7\d99|9\d33)\d{7})$

Carrier prefix blocks

The operator each prefix block was allocated to, in national form, from the published allocation records for +49. Numbers are portable, so this is the original allocation, not necessarily the carrier serving a number today.

Questions developers ask

How many digits does a phone number in Germany have?

Mobile numbers have 10 or 11 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 5 to 15 national digits (2 to 4 when dialled locally). That is the national number, without the country code +49 and without the trunk prefix 0.

What is the country code for Germany?

+49. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 49, then the national number without its trunk prefix 0. From inside Germany, the exit code for international calls is 00.

Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Germany?

Mobile numbers start with 015, 016 or 017 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 01512 3456789). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator.

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

Yes. Germany has mobile number portability, so a prefix tells you the carrier a number was originally allocated to, not necessarily the one serving it today. Only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) answers that.