Kuwait’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +965
- 2 Letter: KW
- 3 Letter: KWT
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 414
- Internet TLD: .kw
- ICAO Airport Code: OK
- Maritime Identification Digits: 447
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1F0 U+1F1FC
- Official Name: The State of Kuwait
How to call Kuwait (international dialing)
- 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 the digits ‘5’, ‘7’, and ‘9’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is 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 roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Kuwait 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.
How to call within Kuwait (domestic dialing)
There is no trunk prefix used in Kuwait.
Dial all domestic phone numbers as they are listed.
| eight digits |
| local phone number |
Kuwaiti phone numbers explained
Number details
Kuwaiti phone numbers are eight digits.
The first digit signifies whether the phone number is a land-line (fixed line) or mobile phone.
Land-line phone numbers being with a ‘2’, and the next three digits designate a geographic area in the country.
Mobile numbers being with ‘5’, ‘6’, or ‘9’, depending on the mobile phone provider.
An example of a Kuwaiti phone number
The Regency Kuwait lists its phone number in Kuwait City as 00965 2576 6666.
Number explanation
| 965 | 2 | 576 | 6666 |
| country code for Kuwait | designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | designates a specific geographic area | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Kuwait City
Dial all eight digits of the phone number as they are listed.
| 2 | 576 | 6666 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | designates a specific geographic area | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Al Salemy, Kuwait (on the other side of the country)
Dial all eight digits of the phone number as they are listed.
| 2 | 576 | 6666 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | designates a specific geographic area | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Kuwait)
Dial all eight digits of the phone number as they are listed.
| 2 | 576 | 6666 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | designates a specific geographic area | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Kuwait
To call from outside Kuwait, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Kuwait’s country code of ‘965’, followed by the local phone number.
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How to call from Kuwait
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Kuwait.
Sources and more resources
- Ministry of Communications – Kuwait’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 – Kuwait (country code +965) Communication of 30.V.2016 National Numbering Plan – details of Kuwait’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Kuwait – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Kuwait. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Kuwait – Entry for Kuwait in the British Telecom international directory.