Telephone numbers in Yemen

Telephone numbers in Yemen are administered under the National Numbering Plan overseen by the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology. The country code "+967" was assigned to Yemen by the International Telecommunication Union.^[1]

Telephone numbers in Yemen

Country	Yemen
Continent	Asia
Numbering plan type	Closed
Country code	+967
International access	00
Long-distance	0 (landlines only)

Telephone numbering plan

The telephone numbering plan in Yemen is as follows:

Fixed network^[2]

Area code	Governorate(s)
01	Sanaa
02	Aden, Lahij, Abyan, Dhale
03	Hodeidah
04	Ibb, Taiz
05	Hadhramaut, Shabwa, Al Mahrah, Mukalla
06	Marib, Al Jawf, Al Bayda, Dhamar
07	Saada, Hajjah, 'Amran, Al Mahwit

Mobile network^[1]

Code	Carrier
70	Y
71	Sabafon
73	Yemeni Omani United (formerly MTN Yemen)
77	Yemen Mobile

Cellular network operating lines by companies (2008–2010)^[3]

Company	Operating lines	Year
Y	269,308	2008
	257,153	2009
	392,330	2010
Sabafon	2,383,870	2008
	2,896,717	2009
	3,774,173	2010
Yemeni Omani United	1,858,722	2008
	2,342,758	2009
	3,606,796	2010
Yemen Mobile	1,933,133	2008
	2,816,145	2009
	3,312,045	2010

Pre-unification

Before the Yemeni unification, North Yemen and South Yemen had different numbering plans and different country codes, with South Yemen using +969, and North Yemen using +967, with the latter becoming the country code for present day unified Yemen.^[4]

See also

• Telecommunications in Yemen