How many digits does a phone number in Ghana have?

Mobile numbers have 9 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 9 national digits (7 when dialled locally). That is the national number, without the country code +233 and without the trunk prefix 0.

What is the country code for Ghana?

+233. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 233, then the national number without its trunk prefix 0. From inside Ghana, the exit code for international calls is 00.

Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Ghana?

Mobile numbers start with 02 or 05 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 023 123 4567). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator.

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

Yes. Ghana 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.

+233

Ghana phone numbers

023 123 4567

International +233 23 123 4567, E.164 +233231234567

The numbering plan of Ghana: 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: +233
Exit code: 00
Trunk prefix: 0
Mobile digits: 9
Fixed-line digits: 9
Number portability: yes
Carriers on record: 5

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

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

Mobile numbers start with:0205

Mobile prefix blocks by operator

MTN	6
at	5
Telecel	2
Expresso	1
National Security	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 Ghana.

+233

country code

network code

1234567

subscriber number

Country	Ghana numbering plan
Line type	Mobile
Carrier the block was allocated to	at
E.164	+233231234567
International	+233 23 123 4567
National	023 123 4567
RFC 3966	tel:+233-23-123-4567

Source: National numbering plan: Ghana (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 +233, no trunk prefix 0); nothing leaves your browser.

Mobile Fixed line Toll-free

^(?:(?:2(?:[0346-9]\d|5[67])|5(?:[03-7]\d|9[1-9]))\d{6}|3082[0-5]\d{4}|3(?:0(?:[237]\d|8[01])|[167](?:2[0-6]|7\d|80)|2(?:2[0-5]|7\d|80)|3(?:2[0-3]|7\d|80)|4(?:2[013-9]|3[01]|7\d|80)|5(?:2[0-7]|7\d|80)|8(?:2[0-2]|7\d|80)|9(?:[28]0|7\d))\d{5})$

Numbers to test, one per line

Number	National digits	Matches
023 123 4567	231234567	Mobile
030 234 5678	302345678	Fixed line
0800 12345	80012345	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. 15 blocks held by 5 operators are on record.

Type the first digits of a number in national form.

In full

Cheat sheet

Country code	+233
International exit code (dialling out)	00
Trunk prefix (national dialling)	0
Mobile number length (national digits)	9
Fixed-line number length (national digits)	9 (7 dialled locally)
E.164 example	+233231234567
RFC 3966 (tel: URI)	tel:+233-23-123-4567
Mobile number portability	Yes

Line types and their regular expressions

Match each pattern against the national significant number: digits only, without the trunk prefix 0 and without +233. The patterns follow the national numbering plan and are anchored here.

Line type	National digits	Example, national	Example, E.164
Mobile	9	023 123 4567	+233231234567
Fixed line	9	030 234 5678	+233302345678
Toll-free	8 or 9	0800 12345	+23380012345

Mobile, 9 digits

^(?:(?:2(?:[0346-9]\d|5[67])|5(?:[03-7]\d|9[1-9]))\d{6})$

Fixed line, 9 digits

^(?:3082[0-5]\d{4}|3(?:0(?:[237]\d|8[01])|[167](?:2[0-6]|7\d|80)|2(?:2[0-5]|7\d|80)|3(?:2[0-3]|7\d|80)|4(?:2[013-9]|3[01]|7\d|80)|5(?:2[0-7]|7\d|80)|8(?:2[0-2]|7\d|80)|9(?:[28]0|7\d))\d{5})$

Toll-free, 8 or 9 digits

^(?:800\d{5,6})$

Carrier prefix blocks

The operator each prefix block was allocated to, in national form, from the published allocation records for +233. Numbers are portable, so this is the original allocation, not necessarily the carrier serving a number today.

Operator	Line type	Prefix blocks	Ranges
MTN	Mobile	6	024–025, 053–055, 059
at	Mobile	5	023, 026–027, 056–057
Telecel	Mobile	2	020, 050
Expresso	Mobile	1	028
National Security	Mobile	1	029

Questions developers ask

How many digits does a phone number in Ghana have?: Mobile numbers have 9 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 9 national digits (7 when dialled locally). That is the national number, without the country code +233 and without the trunk prefix 0.
What is the country code for Ghana?: +233. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 233, then the national number without its trunk prefix 0. From inside Ghana, the exit code for international calls is 00.
Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Ghana?: Mobile numbers start with 02 or 05 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 023 123 4567). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator.
Can a mobile number in Ghana be ported to another carrier?: Yes. Ghana 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.