Is the German language growing in 2017?

No and yes. Germany as the country with the biggest German speaking population is shrinking in regard of the number of inhabitants, thus number of native speaker will go down inevitably. read more

On the other hand the German Goethe Institute which is responsible for teaching German abroad did a survey and it seems that it depends on the country: German as a foreign language worldwide: 2015 survey. Three examples: USA: German remains the third most popular foreign language at American high schools and universities. read more

According to UNESCO estimates, Portuguese is the fastest growing European language in the world other than English and it’s easy to see why – spoken by millions of people worldwide, it is the official language of Portugal, Brazil, and countries in Africa. read more