Calling to Djibouti
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (sms)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘6’, ‘7’, and ‘8’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Djibouti does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Djibouti (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Djibouti. There is no trunk or long distance number needed to dial when calling within Djibouti.
| eight digits |
| local phone number |
Djibouti’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Djiboutian phone numbers are eight digits.
The first two digits designate whether the phone number is fixed line (land-line) or mobile phone.
Landlines start with ’21’. The third and fourth digit designates a geographic area of the country.
Mobile numbers start with ’77’.
An example of a Djiboutian phone number
The Acacias Hotel Djibouti lists its phone number in Djibouti as (+253) 21327878.
Phone number explanation
| 253 | 21 | 327878 |
| country code for Djibouti | signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Djibouti | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Djibouti
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number for all calls within Djibouti.
| 21 | 327878 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Djibouti | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Mouhoule, Djibouti (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number for all calls within Djibouti.
| 21 | 327878 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Djibouti | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Djibouti)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number for all calls within Djibouti.
| 21 | 327878 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Djibouti | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Djibouti
To call from outside Djibouti, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Djibouti’s country code of ‘253’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 253 | 21 | 327878 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Djibouti | signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Djibouti | remainder of the phone number |
Calling from Djibouti
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Djibouti.
Sources and more resources
- Ministére de la Communication chargé des Postes et des Télécommunications– Djibouti’s telephone systems regulator.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Djibouti (country code +253) National Numbering Plan – Details of Djibouti’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Djibouti – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Djibouti. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Djibouti – Entry for Djibouti in the British Telecom international directory.