Why do people ask your age?

Answer 1

People might ask your age for no reason at all- they just want to know! I don't really know WHY they want to know, you should ask them. Another reason is they're just being nosy and that is when it is considered rude.

Answer 2

People typically ask other people about their ages for one of three reasons:

1. Genuine Interest as friends or co-workers; knowing someone's age can give you a sense of how educated they are (for children), whether they have children or not, and whether they are in the acceptable age range to be a friend or romantic partner.
2. Government/Insurance Form Filing often requires one person to fill out a form with key life information about yourself, so there may be a request for one person to provide personal details (including age). This is usually done to calculate risk and/or concretize identity.
3. Identity Theft requires concrete personal information in order to create a replica identity. As a result, identity thieves will typically ask a person to report on his personal information in order to create this replica.