# Mobile number portability by country > Which countries have mobile number portability: launch date, maximum porting time, fixed-to-mobile porting and a regulator source for every country. Canonical: https://mobilevalidate.com/tools/mobile-number-portability-by-country · Last updated: 2026-11-08 Search 74 countries: 68 with mobile number portability (MNP) and 6 without it. Each row shows when portability started, the maximum porting time the rules set, whether numbers can move between fixed and mobile lines, and the regulator or legal source we read. The data is our [MNP atlas](https://mobilevalidate.com/datasets/mnp-atlas-2026), last updated 2026-11-02. The search runs in your browser. Use the tool: https://mobilevalidate.com/tools/mobile-number-portability-by-country (interactive; needs a browser with JavaScript). **Privacy:** Runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type, paste or upload is sent to MobileValidate or anyone else, and nothing is stored. The page counts one anonymous "tool used" event per visit (no numbers, no text), and sends nothing at all when your browser asks not to be tracked. ## How it works The rows with portability come from our MNP atlas, a public dataset (CC BY 4.0) in which every cell was checked against a regulator, ministry or official law text, directly or through the Internet Archive. Launch years for most EU countries come from a 2010 regulator study and are a secondary source. Empty cells mean we found no source, not that the answer is no. The rows without portability come from our country guides, which read each regulator's rules and news: Nepal, Cambodia, Uganda, Jordan and Ethiopia. Jordan has published its porting instructions but not started the service yet. The atlas lists only countries with a source for portability, so a country missing from the table is one we have not verified yet. Countries we don't serve are left out. **Maximum porting time** is worded as the rule words it: in the EU, the European Electronic Communications Code requires activation within one working day of the agreed date. **Fixed ↔ mobile** says "Allowed" only where a rule explicitly lets a number move between a fixed and a mobile service. Where portability exists, a number's prefix no longer tells you its network. Only a live lookup does: an [MNP lookup](https://mobilevalidate.com/services/mnp-lookup) returns ported or not and the current network, an [HLR lookup](https://mobilevalidate.com/services/hlr-lookup) also whether the number is reachable now. ## Find a ported number's current network Where numbers can move, the prefix shows only where a number started. Our MNP lookup returns whether a number is ported and its current network; the HLR lookup adds whether it is reachable now. Unknown answers are free. - [Start free (20 free real checks)](https://mobilevalidate.com/request-access?service=number.mnp) - [MNP lookup](https://mobilevalidate.com/services/mnp-lookup) - [HLR lookup](https://mobilevalidate.com/services/hlr-lookup) ## Related - [Mobile number portability by country: a 2026 atlas](https://mobilevalidate.com/blog/mobile-number-portability-atlas.md) - [Mobile number portability atlas 2026 (v1)](https://mobilevalidate.com/datasets/mnp-atlas-2026.md) - [MNP lookup API: has a mobile number been ported?](https://mobilevalidate.com/services/mnp-lookup.md) - [HLR lookup API: live mobile network status](https://mobilevalidate.com/services/hlr-lookup.md) - [How to check if a phone number has been ported (MNP lookup explained step by step)](https://mobilevalidate.com/blog/how-to-check-if-a-phone-number-is-ported.md) - [Mobile number portability: why carrier lookups can be wrong](https://mobilevalidate.com/blog/mobile-number-portability-why-carrier-lookups-can-be-wrong.md) - [Mobile number portability (MNP)](https://mobilevalidate.com/glossary/mobile-number-portability.md) ## Frequently asked questions ### What is mobile number portability? Mobile number portability (MNP) lets a subscriber keep their phone number when they move to another mobile network. The number keeps its original prefix, so after a port the prefix shows the network that first issued it, not the one that serves it now. See [what MNP is](https://mobilevalidate.com/glossary/mobile-number-portability). ### Which countries don't have mobile number portability? In this table: Nepal, Cambodia, Uganda, Jordan and Ethiopia, as our country guides found in their research. Jordan's service is expected to start in 2027. Many other countries have no portability either; we list a country only when we have read a source for it. ### How long does porting a number take? It depends on the country's rules. Many set one working day, such as every EU country, the United Kingdom and Qatar; Kenya sets four hours; others allow two to four days. The table gives the maximum as each rule words it. The actual time can be shorter. ### Can I move a mobile number to a landline? Only where the rules allow it. The United States, Canada and Chile, for example, let numbers move between fixed and mobile services; Kenya, Colombia, Peru and Qatar limit portability to mobile numbers. For most countries the rules we read don't say, which the table shows as "Not stated". ### How do I find out whether a number has been ported? Ask the network. An [MNP lookup](https://mobilevalidate.com/services/mnp-lookup) returns whether the number is ported and its current network code; an [HLR lookup](https://mobilevalidate.com/services/hlr-lookup) adds whether it is reachable now. See [how to check whether a number is ported](https://mobilevalidate.com/blog/how-to-check-if-a-phone-number-is-ported). ### Can I download the data? Yes. The rows with portability are our [MNP atlas dataset](https://mobilevalidate.com/datasets/mnp-atlas-2026), free to download as CSV or JSON under CC BY 4.0, with the sources and a methodology.