diff --git a/packages/core/types/src/http/region/common.ts b/packages/core/types/src/http/region/common.ts
index 34d8b06729..5a2d26508a 100644
--- a/packages/core/types/src/http/region/common.ts
+++ b/packages/core/types/src/http/region/common.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export interface BaseRegionCountry {
   id: string
   iso_2?: string
   iso_3?: string
-  num_code?: number
+  num_code?: string
   name?: string
   display_name?: string
 }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export interface BaseRegionCountryFilters
   id?: string[] | string
   iso_2?: string[] | string
   iso_3?: string[] | string
-  num_code?: number[] | string
+  num_code?: string | string[]
   name?: string[] | string
   display_name?: string[] | string
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/types/src/region/common.ts b/packages/core/types/src/region/common.ts
index ee815c36c4..9800a3e384 100644
--- a/packages/core/types/src/region/common.ts
+++ b/packages/core/types/src/region/common.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export interface RegionCountryDTO {
   /**
    * The country's code number.
    */
-  num_code: number
+  num_code: string
 
   /**
    * The name of the country.
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export interface FilterableRegionCountryProps
   /**
    * Filter countries by their code number.
    */
-  num_code?: number[] | string
+  num_code?: string[] | string
 
   /**
    * Filter countries by their name.
diff --git a/packages/modules/region/src/migrations/.snapshot-medusa-region.json b/packages/modules/region/src/migrations/.snapshot-medusa-region.json
index b48a175d6c..09bac771ad 100644
--- a/packages/modules/region/src/migrations/.snapshot-medusa-region.json
+++ b/packages/modules/region/src/migrations/.snapshot-medusa-region.json
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@
         },
         "num_code": {
           "name": "num_code",
-          "type": "int",
+          "type": "text",
           "unsigned": false,
           "autoincrement": false,
           "primary": false,
           "nullable": false,
-          "mappedType": "integer"
+          "mappedType": "text"
         },
         "name": {
           "name": "name",
diff --git a/packages/modules/region/src/migrations/RegionModuleSetup20240205173216.ts b/packages/modules/region/src/migrations/RegionModuleSetup20240205173216.ts
index 81390f93ac..4b447ecf15 100644
--- a/packages/modules/region/src/migrations/RegionModuleSetup20240205173216.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/region/src/migrations/RegionModuleSetup20240205173216.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "IDX_region_deleted_at" ON "region" ("deleted_at") WH
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "region_country" (
   "iso_2" text NOT NULL,
   "iso_3" text NOT NULL,
-  "num_code" int NOT NULL,
+  "num_code" text NOT NULL,
   "name" text NOT NULL,
   "display_name" text NOT NULL,
   "region_id" text NULL,
diff --git a/packages/modules/region/src/models/country.ts b/packages/modules/region/src/models/country.ts
index 85b640f44a..4150ee0ec9 100644
--- a/packages/modules/region/src/models/country.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/region/src/models/country.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export default class Country {
   @Property({ columnType: "text" })
   iso_3: string
 
-  @Property({ columnType: "int" })
-  num_code: number
+  @Property({ columnType: "text" })
+  num_code: string
 
   @Property({ columnType: "text" })
   name: string