Photo: DPAThe number of Brits who were awarded German citizenship in 2016 rose by 361 percent, as UK nationals desperately tried to secure themselves dual citizenship before Britain leaves the EU. The figures released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Tuesday show that 2,865 Brits were awarded German citizenship last year, and increase of more than 2,200 people in comparison with 2015. It was the largest number of Brits ever to be awarded German citizenship in a single year. Overall 110,383 people were given German citizenship in 2016, with Turks making up the largest group of new Germans. This graphic shows the number of Brits given German citizenship since 2007.

Source: The Local June 13, 2017 09:00 UTC