According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Čajlane appears as being inhabited by an Orthodox Albanian population. Some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.
The names are: Gjini star (old man), Nikola the son of Gjin, Gjurko the son of Gjin, Nikola the son of Dan-ko, Dimitri his brother, Rada the son of Dral, Radoslav the son of Sotir, Dan-ço son of Vlad, Gjurja his brother, Stanisha son of Dopsi, Gjuro his brother.[1]
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 639 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
| Year |
Macedonian |
Albanian |
Turks |
Romani |
Vlachs |
Serbs |
Bosniaks |
Others |
Total |
| 2002 |
... |
577 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
1 |
580 |
| 2021 |
... |
602 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
37 |
639 |