Natural increase can be best defined as

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population growth that occurs due to people’s desire to migrate to more desirable locations.
population growth that occurs due to people’s desire to migrate to more desirable locations.

population growth that occurs due to an increase in births.
population growth that occurs due to an increase in births.

population growth that occurs due to advances in the medical field which will diminish fatal sicknesses.
population growth that occurs due to advances in the medical field which will diminish fatal sicknesses.

population growth that occurs due to favorable climatic and weather patterns in a region.

Natural increase in population is defined as the growth in population that occurs due to the difference between the number of births and the number of deaths within a specific time period. If the number of births exceeds the number of deaths, this results in natural increase. Hence, the correct definition among the options provided is:

population growth that occurs due to an increase in births.