Namibia phone code +264: mobile format & how to dial

How to dial

Calling from abroad +264 81 234 5678

Dial +264, then the local number. Drop the leading trunk prefix 0. Generate the full number →

For domestic long distance dial 0 first, then the area code. Local calls: dial directly.

Mobile length: 9 digits
Mobile prefixes: 8X XXX XXXX
International format: +264 8X XXX XXXX
Domestic trunk: 0

Sign-up availability

What to expect when signing up for these services with a physical SIM from this country:

ChatGPT Works

Claude Works

WhatsApp Works

Telegram Works

LINE Works

WeChat Works

X Works

TikTok Works

Gemini Works

Applies to every platform: VoIP / virtual numbers and heavily-reused number pools get rejected. Physical SIM only.

Checked 2026-09-12. Platform region policies and number-range allocations change — always confirm against each platform’s official supported-regions list and the carrier’s notices.

4 sources

help.openai.com/articles/7947663 www.anthropic.com/supported-countries support.google.com/gemini?p=gemini_web_availability www.mappr.co/tiktok-bans-by-country

How to read a number

+264812345678

+264Country code: Namibia.
81Prefix: The numbering plan CRAN notified to the ITU in 2018: 8X are technology- and service-neutral electronic communications numbers (voice and data, mobile or fixed): 81 is Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC), 82 Demshi Investment Holdings, 83 Paratus, 84 MTN Namibia and 85 Telecom Namibia.
2345678Remaining 7 digits: The subscriber number.

This section checked 2026-10-31.

1 sources

www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/02/02/T02020000930002MSWE.docx

Number ranges & quality

Range	Type	Notes
`Starts with 08X, 10 digits (9 without the 0)`	Mobile carrier	The numbering plan CRAN notified to the ITU in 2018: 8X are technology- and service-neutral electronic communications numbers (voice and data, mobile or fixed): 81 is Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC), 82 Demshi Investment Holdings, 83 Paratus, 84 MTN Namibia and 85 Telecom Namibia. Numbers starting 61 are Telecom Namibia's fixed DID numbers.

Intl SMSStable

Virtual-number riskMedium

ID requiredID is required; prepaid cards generally need real-name registration.

Physical SIMs can sign up without issues, but virtual numbers and recycled ranges face stricter risk control on some platforms — use a freshly issued physical SIM.

Carriers & prefixes

Mobile prefixes by carrier.

Number portability status unverified.

Porting rules in full

We found no clear statement from the regulator on whether numbers can be ported, so this is marked unverified.

MTC Mobile carrier

081

Registered in the numbering plan as Mobile Telecommunications Limited.
TN Mobile Mobile carrier

085

The plan registers 85 to Telecom Namibia.

This section checked 2026-10-20.

1 sources

www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/02/02/T02020000930002MSWE.docx

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