Hispanic Teen Pregnancy and Birth Rates: Looking Behind the Numbers. Child Trends Research Brief. Publication #2005-01.

Abstract

From 1990 to 2000, the Hispanic population grew by more than 40 percent, increasing from 9 percent to 13 percent of the total population. Moreover, between 2000 and 2010, the Hispanic population is projected to grow by another 34 percent – almost four times faster than that of the total U.S. population.1 The rapid growth in the Hispanic population is expected to be even more dramatic for teens in the next 20 years, with the size of the Hispanic teen population projected to increase by 50 percent by 2025, compared with a projected 6 percent increase in the size of the overall teen population.1 While Hispanic teens now make up about 17 percent of the teen population, they are expected to comprise 24 percent in 2025.