-66The projections shown in TableIV-8are significant for health planning purposes. District center populations are growing nearly twice as € fast as the TIPI as a whole; in some instances the rate of growth is even greater. The population of Majuro, for example, nearly doubled in the six years between the last two TTIPI censuses. In only fifteen years (1967-1982) the proportion of all Micronesians residing in the district centers is ex- | pected to increase by more tnan 20 percent. This dramatic rate of growth is attributable to the previously mentioned high birth rates, as well as in- creasing net migratory influx to district centers from other geographical subdivisions of the Trust Territory. Figure IV-3a shows a distinct pattern of in-migration to the district centers from other parts of Micronesia. The graphs show the extremely high rate of district center growth, and the much lower growth rates for sub-district centers and intermediate areas. At the same time, the outer islands have been experiencing a steady population decline. This large difference in growth may be attributed to migration pattern from outlying areas into the district centers. ae ee ee 300491 id °