The Ethiopia country code is +251 — reaching all 128 million Ethiopians + ~70 million mobile subscriptions across Ethio Telecom + the newer Safaricom Ethiopia. Africa\'s 2nd-most-populous country + the diplomatic capital of the continent (AU HQ in Addis Ababa).
Ethiopia was assigned +251 by the ITU in 1964. Ethiopia sits in ITU zone 2 (Africa) alongside Kenya +254, Tanzania +255, Uganda +256 + Eritrea +291.
Ethiopia has used the +251 country code since 1964, in zone 2 alongside Kenya +254, Tanzania +255, Uganda +256 + Eritrea +291. The 25X bloc covers East Africa.
Ethiopia's telecom regulator is ECA. Two major mobile carriers: Ethio Telecom (the former state monopoly + still largest, ~70M subs — one of Africa's largest single operators) + Safaricom Ethiopia (Kenya's Safaricom + Vodacom backed venture, launched 2022, ~5M subs). Ethiopia was Africa's last major closed telecom market.
Ethiopia uses 2-digit area codes with leading 0 domestically (dropped internationally). <b>11</b> Addis Ababa, <b>25</b> Dire Dawa + Harar, <b>34</b> Mekele, <b>22</b> Adama, <b>46</b> Hawassa, <b>58</b> Bahir Dar + Gondar, <b>33</b> Dessie, <b>47</b> Jimma. Mobile numbers all start with <b>9</b>.
The diplomatic capital of Africa. Addis Ababa (+251 11) hosts the African Union (AU) headquarters + the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) — making it Africa\'s diplomatic capital + a major global diplomatic center (ranked 4th worldwide after NYC, Geneva + Brussels for diplomatic missions). Ethiopia is also the only African country never colonized (briefly occupied by Italy 1936-1941) + uses its own unique calendar (Ethiopian calendar is ~7-8 years behind Gregorian). A +251 line is the natural caller-ID for African continental affairs.
An Ethiopian phone number in international format is written as +251 [area code without leading 0] [subscriber]. Drop the leading 0 internationally. Example: +251 11 123 4567 for Addis Ababa (domestic 011), +251 911 234 567 for an Ethio Telecom mobile (domestic 0911).
Ethiopian mobile numbers all start with 9: 0911-0919 Ethio Telecom (legacy); 0921-0929 Ethio Telecom (newer); 0961-0969 Safaricom Ethiopia. Drop the leading 0 internationally: +251 911, +251 961 etc. All Ethiopian mobiles are 9 digits domestic.
From the AU HQ in Addis to the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela to the Simien Mountains, every Ethiopian number lives behind a +251.
Every country uses a different exit code before +251 Ethiopia. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +251 11 123 4567 works worldwide. Always drop the leading 0.
011011 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN011011 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN00110011 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN000000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN000000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN000000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN009009 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN0000 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN8 108 10 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNN001001 251 11 NNN NNNN+251 9XX NNN NNNTip: Drop the leading 0. 011 123 4567 Addis Ababa becomes +251 11 123 4567. 0911 234 567 Ethio Telecom mobile becomes +251 911 234 567.
+251 reaches Africa's diplomatic capital + the continent's 2nd-most-populous country. Banks + AU + UN agencies verify with +251 mobile.
Ethiopian banks (Commercial Bank of Ethiopia CBE, Awash Bank, Dashen Bank, Abyssinia Bank, Wegagen Bank, Bunna International Bank) + Fayda (the new Ethiopian national digital ID) + telebirr (Ethio Telecom's mobile money — ~40M users) + M-Pesa Ethiopia all SMS OTPs to +251 mobiles.
Addis Ababa hosts the African Union HQ, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) + the African embassy of every major country. A +251 line is the natural caller-ID for African Union diplomacy, continental affairs + the AfCFTA implementation.
A +251 11 prefix says "Addis Ababa — AU HQ, National Bank of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Stock Exchange (newly launched 2024), Bole + Kazanchis business districts, Bole International Airport, the African Union compound, every embassy".
Ethiopia has ~128M people — Africa's 2nd-most-populous country (after Nigeria) + the largest in East Africa. The Ethiopian diaspora ~3M is concentrated in the US (~250K, especially Washington DC + Seattle), Saudi Arabia, Israel + Europe.
Ethiopia runs on EAT (East Africa Time, UTC+3) year-round — no DST. Same clock as Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda + Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait + Bahrain.
CallMama routes +251 through ECA-licensed Ethiopian carriers under Ethiopia's Data Protection Proclamation (No. 1321/2024 — Ethiopia's GDPR-aligned framework).
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Name, country code, ISO 3166 alpha-2 & alpha-3, exit code, and ITU zone. Filter by continent or search by name or code.
| Country | Code | ISO-2 | ISO-3 | Exit | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | +93 | AF | AFG | 00 | 9 |
| Albania | +355 | AL | ALB | 00 | 3 |
| Algeria | +213 | DZ | DZA | 00 | 2 |
| American Samoa | +1 | AS | ASM | 011 | 1 |
| Andorra | +376 | AD | AND | 00 | 3 |
| Angola | +244 | AO | AGO | 00 | 2 |
| Anguilla | +1 | AI | AIA | 011 | 1 |
| Antarctica | +672 | AQ | ATA | 00 | 6 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | +1 | AG | ATG | 011 | 1 |
| Argentina | +54 | AR | ARG | 00 | 5 |
| Armenia | +374 | AM | ARM | 00 | 3 |
| Aruba | +297 | AW | ABW | 00 | 2 |
| Australia | +61 | AU | AUS | 0011 | 6 |
| Austria | +43 | AT | AUT | 00 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | +994 | AZ | AZE | 00 | 9 |
| Bahamas | +1 | BS | BHS | 011 | 1 |
| Bahrain | +973 | BH | BHR | 00 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | +880 | BD | BGD | 00 | 8 |
| Barbados | +1 | BB | BRB | 011 | 1 |
| Belarus | +375 | BY | BLR | 810 | 3 |
011 251 11 123 4567 for Addis Ababa, or 011 251 911 234 567 for an Ethio Telecom mobile.011 251 11 NNN NNNN.+251 [area code without leading 0] [subscriber]. Example: +251 11 123 4567 for Addis Ababa, +251 911 234 567 for an Ethio Telecom mobile.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.